Memorials: Grace to Remember
“ this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ you should tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the Lord’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the Jordan’s waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.” ” Joshua 4:6-7 HCSV Joshua 4 is basically what God commanded the Israelites to do in response to what He has accomplished for them. In Joshua 3 we read that the Israelites were ready to cross the Jordan river which was overflowing its banks. God told Joshua to have the priests who carry the ark of the covenant to begin to carry it into the river. “and when those who carried the ark came into the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were dipped in the edge of the water...the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away...so the people crossed...And the priests who c