For YHWH your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as YHWH your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of YHWH is mighty, that you may fear YHWH your God forever.
Joshua 4:23-24
God does miracles so that the whole world will know that he is all powerful, but only those who fear him appropriately are his people.
There's a nice little #chiasm in this passage too:
..YHWH and the Jordan
....YHWH and the Red Sea
....The world and YHWH
..You and YHWH
#biblepatterns
In Joshua 3:3-4, the Israelites were told to follow the Ark across the Jordan, but to keep a good distance from it. What can we learn from that?
#vayelech
Happy prep day everyone! Its been so busy today, i just now got to finish my morning routine. Lots of good things are happening! I fee like I am listening to Yahs guidance, because its all falling into place. I am having to be patient, which is hard for me, but it reminds me to trust Yah in all things. His timing is perfect! I am ready for shabbat after such a busy prep day. Im sure ya'll are, too! Shabbat shalom!
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that YHWH has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it."
#deuteronomy 31:7 #vayelech
The people are the power and purpose of their leaders, and leaders are guides, exemplars, and judges of the people. Neither is ever complete without the other. When a leader forgets that the good of the people is his sole reason for existing, he becomes a tyrant.