Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Reading for October 11th

 Read Joshua 4.10-24. In 4.10-24: The crossing completed. In verse 11: The action of crossing is picked up again from v. 1:. In verses 12-13: Particular mention of the eastern tribes emphasizes that all Israel engaged in the conquest together a motif also present in Deut 3.18-20. In verse 14: This exaltation fulfills the pledge of 3.7. In verse 18: The events of 3.15-16 are reversed item by item. In verse 19: The date points forward to Passover in 5.10. In verses 22-24: This answer (in contrast to vv. 6-7) focuses on similarities to crossing the Red Sea on dry ground (Ex 14.22). Comments or Questions..

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