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Jordan River, Judges 3:17

Crossing the Jordan River

The miracle of God who stopped the Jordan River which was in flood so His people the Israelites could cross over to the promised land on dry ground.

God had already taken the Israelites across the Red Sea on dry land and for forty years or so in the desert.

Moses had a stone alter built out of stones from the river one for each of the 12 tribes. This stone alter was recently found intact were the Israelites crossed the River Jordan.

Were the Israelites grumbled in there desert journeys they were more or less God fearing until all the leaders died that had seen the crossing of the Red Sea.



Background Reading:

Jordan River

And while all Israel were passing over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.
Joshua 3:17

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