Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Book of Joshua 4:1-7 (NIV)
1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, 2 "Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan from right where the priests stood and to carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight." 4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, "Go over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' 7 tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever."
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Similar to the scenes in the New testament, the Israelites constantly ask for signs and wonders from God. Because of their weak faith and constant stumble, God gives them a covenant in this chapter, so that they may look up to it for guidance. For example, God tells them to pick up stones from the Jordan River and to carry them on their shoulders, so that it will be remembered as "a memorial to the people of Israel forever." As we live our daily lives, we also seek and believe in an invisible God. Though we cannot touch and feel Him the way we want, we should not grow frustrated about it. We have to pray so that our faith may mature, rather than falling down, struggling and asking for more signs like the Israelites.
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