Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
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Interpretation
The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity.
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This thought runs through Joshua 4:14-18.
Glossary
- Jordan Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Ark Object
- Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.