Into the Promised Land: Our God Goes Before Us
March 24, 2019 Series: Joshua
Passage: Joshua 3:1–3:6
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- The ark of the covenant (Testimony)
- Signified the presence of God with His chosen people
- Was holy
- Was not a magic talisman (to be idolized)
- Represented Christ going before us to die in our place and be raised again from the dead
- Israel crosses the Jordan River
- The crossing of the Jordan River was a supernatural event
- The crossing of the Jordan was a miraculous event
- The crossing of the Jordan River was a historical event
- The crossing of the Jordan by the children of Israel signified the beginning of God’s judgment on the Canaanites
- The Memorial Stones
- Why was there the need for a memorial?
- Because God knows that we are prone to forget His goodness and mighty acts on our behalf
- The second generation circumcised
- Reinstituted the sign of the Abrahamic covenant
- Prepared the people to inherit God’s blessing
- The Commander of the army of the Lord

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