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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/joshua/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/joshua/4.htm">New International Version</a> He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/joshua/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the LORD’s hand is powerful, and so you might fear the LORD your God forever.” <a href="/esv/joshua/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” <a href="/bsb/joshua/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.” <a href="/kjv/joshua/4.htm">King James Bible</a> That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/4.htm">New King James Version</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” <a href="/nasb_/joshua/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” <a href="/nasb/joshua/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/joshua/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, so that you may fear the LORD your God forever.” <a href="/lsb/joshua/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is strong, so that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.” <a href="/amp/joshua/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> so that all the peoples of the earth may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that the hand of the LORD is mighty and extraordinarily powerful, so that you will fear the LORD your God [and obey and worship Him with profound awe and reverence] forever.” <a href="/csb/joshua/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD’s hand is strong, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.” <a href="/hcsb/joshua/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is so that all the people of the earth may know that the LORD&#8217s hand is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/joshua/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever. <a href="/cev/joshua/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> because he wants everyone on earth to know how powerful he is. And he wants us to worship only him." <a href="/erv/joshua/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that they may fear the LORD your God for ever. <a href="/gwt/joshua/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD did this so that everyone in the world would know his mighty power and that you would fear the LORD your God every day of your life." <a href="/gnt/joshua/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Because of this everyone on earth will know how great the LORD's power is, and you will honor the LORD your God forever." <a href="/isv/joshua/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Do this so that all of the people of the earth may know how strong the power of the LORD is, and so that you may fear the LORD your God every day." <a href="/msb/joshua/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.? <a href="/net/joshua/4.htm">NET Bible</a> He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD's power and so you might always obey the LORD your God." <a href="/nheb/joshua/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that you may fear the LORD your God forever.'" <a href="/wbt/joshua/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. <a href="/web/joshua/4.htm">World English Bible</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh’s hand is mighty, and that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> so that all the people of the land know the hand of YHWH—that it [is] strong, so that you have feared your God YHWH [for] all the days.” <a href="/ylt/joshua/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.' <a href="/slt/joshua/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> So that all the people of the earth knew the hand of Jehovah that it is strong: so that ye shall fear Jehovah your God all the days.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear the Lord your God for ever. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 4:25>So may all the peoples of the earth learn of the very powerful hand of the Lord. So may you also fear the Lord your God for all time.” <a href="/nabre/joshua/4.htm">New American Bible</a> in order that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and that you may fear the LORD, your God, forever.” <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and that you may worship the LORD your God for ever. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> That all the nations of the Earth would know the hand of LORD JEHOVAH which is mighty, and you shall worship LORD JEHOVAH your God for all days.” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty; that ye may fear the LORD your God for ever.' <a href="/sep/joshua/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that ye might worship the Lord our God in every work. <a href="/parallel/joshua/4-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=838" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/4.htm">The Camp at Gilgal</a> …23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. 24<a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">He did this so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mê (N-mpc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: da·‘aṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">may know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: ḥă·zā·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">is mighty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">you may always</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: yə·rā·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Exodus 14:31</a> When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses. <a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a> This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. <a href="/1_kings/8-42.htm">1 Kings 8:42-43</a> for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">2 Kings 19:19</a> And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/psalms/67-7.htm">Psalm 67:7</a> God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. <a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Psalm 89:7</a> In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. <a href="/isaiah/59-19.htm">Isaiah 59:19</a> So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-13</a> who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? <a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Jeremiah 10:6-7</a> There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. / Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You. <a href="/daniel/6-26.htm">Daniel 6:26-27</a> I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end. / He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” <a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a> Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. <a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Acts 4:30</a> as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a> So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-5.htm">1 Corinthians 2:5</a> so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that you might fear the LORD your God for ever.all the people<a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a> And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm">Deuteronomy 28:10</a> And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.<a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a> This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.that it is<a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Exodus 15:16</a> Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-12.htm">1 Chronicles 29:12</a> Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.<a href="/psalms/89-13.htm">Psalm 89:13</a> Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.he might<a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Exodus 14:31</a> And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.<a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a> And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Deuteronomy 6:2</a> That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.for ever [heb] all days <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Always</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joshua/2-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/1-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Reverenced</a> <a href="/joshua/1-18.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/9-23.htm">Always</a> <a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/joshua/24-17.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/joshua/17-17.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Reverenced</a> <a href="/joshua/10-25.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 4</div>1. <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan</a> 9. <a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/4-10.htm">The people pass over</a> 14. <a href="/joshua/4-14.htm">God magnifies Joshua</a> 15. <a href="/joshua/4-15.htm">The priests commanded to come out of Jordan</a> 20. <a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It highlights God's direct intervention in the natural world, similar to the parting of the Red Sea in <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>. This act serves as a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness to His covenant promises.so that all the peoples of the earth may know The purpose of the miracle extends beyond Israel to a universal audience. It underscores God's desire for His name to be known among all nations, reflecting the Abrahamic promise in <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> that through Abraham's descendants, all families of the earth would be blessed. This anticipates the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>, where Jesus commands His followers to make disciples of all nations.that the hand of the LORD is mighty The "hand of the LORD" is a biblical metaphor for God's power and authority. This phrase emphasizes God's ability to control and alter the natural world, affirming His sovereignty. It connects to other biblical instances where God's hand is depicted as mighty, such as in <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a> and <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>, reinforcing the theme of divine strength and protection.and so that you may always fear the LORD your God. The fear of the LORD is a central theme in the Old Testament, signifying reverence, awe, and obedience to God. This phrase serves as a reminder to the Israelites of their covenant relationship with God, encouraging them to live in a manner that honors Him. It echoes the wisdom literature, such as <a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>, where the fear of the LORD is described as the beginning of knowledge. This reverence is not only for the Israelites but is a model for all believers, pointing to a life of faithfulness and devotion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites after Moses, who led them into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, who crossed the Jordan River into Canaan. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a> The body of water that God miraculously stopped so the Israelites could cross on dry ground. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, demonstrating His power and faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_peoples_of_the_earth.htm">The Peoples of the Earth</a> Refers to all nations, highlighting God's universal sovereignty and the witness of His mighty acts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god.htm">The Power of God</a> Recognize that God's hand is mighty and active in the world. His power is not just historical but present and available to us today. <a href="/topical/f/fear_of_the_lord.htm">Fear of the LORD</a> Cultivate a reverent awe and respect for God. This fear is not terror but a recognition of His holiness and authority. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a> Understand that God's works in our lives are a testimony to others. We are called to share His deeds and character with the world. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Just as the Israelites had to step into the Jordan, we are called to step out in faith, trusting in God's promises and power. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_teaching.htm">Remembrance and Teaching</a> Like the stones set up as a memorial, we should remember and teach the next generation about God's faithfulness and mighty acts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'let_your_yes_be_yes'_mean.htm">What does 'We will serve the Lord' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does God provide deliverance from troubles?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_gilgal_memorial.htm">Joshua 4:20: If the memorial at Gilgal was significant, why does no clear archaeological evidence support its existence? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_hair_give_supernatural_strength.htm">In Judges 16:17, how can hair be the source of such supernatural strength from a scientific perspective? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 24. - The hand of the Lord, that it is mighty. "Thus the river, though dumb, was the best of heralds, proclaiming with a loud voice that heaven and earth are subject to the Lord God of Israel" (Calvin). That ye might fear. The construction here is unusual. Instead of the imperfect or infinitive with לְמַעַן we have the perfect. Therefore Ewald, Maurer, and Knobel (who says that the second member of the sentence ought to correspond with the first) have altered the pointing in order to bring this passage into conformity with the supposed necessities of grammar. In so doing they have robbed it of its picturesqueness and its meaning. For the object is clearly to show the lasting nature of the fear, "that ye might recognise now the hand of the Lord, that ye might have a thorough and lasting fear of his name." We may here remark on the necessarily miraculous character of the whole narrative of the crossing the Jordan. It admits of no explaining away. The account must either be accepted or rejected en bloc. First we have the specific declaration of Rahab in chap. 2:10, that Jehovah dried up the Red Sea, and that this proof of the peculiar protection of Israel by the Most High had struck terror into the hearts of the inhabitants of Canaan. Next we have the fact that Jordan had overflowed its banks. The dangerous nature of the crossing, even at ordinary times, has been mentioned already. Lives are frequently lost in the attempt, as recent travellers with one voice declare. At the time when the waters were out such a crossing was practically impossible to a host like the host of Israel. Nor can there be any mistake about its being the period of the overflowing of Jordan, for the time of the crossing is mentioned. It was the time of harvest - that is, of the barley harvest. This is confirmed by the fact that the recently cut flax was now lying on the roof of Rahab's house, and by the fact that the harley and flax ripened together, a coincidence which we have already mentioned in the note on chap. 2:6. The time is yet further defined. It was the "tenth day of the first month." We learn, moreover, from <a href="/leviticus/23-9.htm">Leviticus 23:9-15</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Deuteronomy 16:6</a> that this was the time when the firstfruits were offered, from which seven weeks were reckoned to the beginning of wheat harvest (<a href="/exodus/34-2.htm">Exodus 34:2</a>). Moreover, the passover was kept immediately afterwards (<a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10</a>), on "the fourteenth day of the first month." Thus the date of the crossing, which is accurately fixed by a variety of circumstances, is clearly proved to correspond with the time of Jordan's overflow. We next come to the measures taken to secure the crossing. There is likewise no mistake here. Not one single intimation is given of an endeavour to break in any way the force of the current, or to preserve the Israelites, either men, women, or children, from the imminent risk they ran of death by drowning. Not only are no other expedients resorted to, but no animals seem to have been prepared to transport them over. Nor, again, were any means used to elude the vigilance of the inhabitants of Canaan. Readers of Xenophon's 'Anabasis ' will not fail to notice how often the passage of the rivers was a matter of the utmost difficulty to that expedition, and how fiercely attempts at crossing were disputed by the half savage tribes of Asia Minor. How are we to account for the fact that no opposition was offered to Joshua's passage by the highly civilised nations of Palestine? According to the narrative before us it was effected in the most leisurely and peaceful manner. What other explanation is possible titan that offered in the text, that when the feet of the priests bearing the ark touched the waters, those waters were cut off by supernatural power, and a way was miraculously made for the people of God through the midst of Jordan? The crossing was remarkable enough, we are told, to have been commemorated by a double memorial (vers. 8, 9). If it had taken place through an unusually easy ford there would have been nothing remarkable about it. Therefore it is clear that the whole narrative of the crossing is either absolute fable or strictly and historically accurate. Let us conclude by summing up the several reasons which make the former alternative inadmissible. The first is the precision with which the date is fixed, and the fact that the correctness of this date is confirmed, as we have seen, by a variety of corroborative evidence. The next is the simplicity and artlessness of the narrative, and its appeal to still existing monuments as confirmatory of the facts recorded. The third is that no account of a battle at Jordan is even hinted at by the Hebrew or any other historian, a battle which must infallibly have taken place had the Israelites attempted to enter Palestine in any ordinary manner; for the supposition that the waters of the ford at Jericho were unusually low at this time is quite inadmissible for the reasons given above; nor can it be supposed that the Israelites crossed the river by any other ford without rejecting the whole history of the conquest. The last reason is the touch of detail given in the word XXX which seems to mark the transition from the soft adhesive mud of the river to the firmness of the dry land beyond (for the word translated "dry land" in chap. 3:17 only means that it was land and not water. Gesenius). Our witness, in fact, can be subjected to the severest cross examination without shaking his testimony. And we are thus compelled to choose between accepting the literal correctness of the narrative as it stands, or crediting the author with a skill in constructing a work of fiction which itself scarcely falls short of the miraculous. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/4-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>{He did this] so that לְ֠מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the peoples עַמֵּ֤י (‘am·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the earth הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land may know דַּ֜עַת (da·‘aṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm">Strong's 1847: </a> Knowledge that כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the hand יַ֣ד (yaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is mighty, חֲזָקָ֖ה (ḥă·zā·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> Strong, stout, mighty and so that לְמַ֧עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent you may always כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every fear יְרָאתֶ֛ם (yə·rā·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God.” אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/4-24.htm">Joshua 4:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/4-24.htm">OT History: Joshua 4:24 That all the peoples of the earth (Josh. 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