Today is a beautiful day, because Joshua did as God commanded, “And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day.” (Joshua 4:9 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God memorialized the Jordan crossing, “then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God exalted Joshua as leader by cutting off the waters of the Jordan, “Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan….Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God gave the new generation of Israelites a second chance as Joshua sent them across the Jordan River, “And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Joshua said to the priests, ‘Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people.’ So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.” (Joshua 3:6 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Joshua stepped up to lead, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD you God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it.” (Joshua 3:3 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses blessed the tribes before he died, and he prayed for the Levites in their priestly role, “For they observed your word and kept your covenant. They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law;” (Deuteronomy 33:9b-10a ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God told Moses that Israel would forsake God and break the covenant after Moses died, so “Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, ‘Take this Book of the Law and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant and to all the elders of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 31:9 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday Picture of the placard at the caves of Qumran.
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses renewed the importance and power of the covenant given in Horeb between God and his people to those who stood before him in Moab, speaking of God’s power and jealousy over the covenant, along with his wrath against those who dared to profane it. (from Deuteronomy 29 ESV) … Read more