Yehoshua 3 - Summary

(Text) - After the spies return, Yehoshua leads the nation to the bank of the Jordan River. Three days later, after Hashem gives Chizzuk to Yehoshua on how this day will prove to the nation that Hashem is with Yehoshua, Yehoshua gathers the nation and tells them the miracle that Hashem will perform, and the protocol on crossing the river. Then, Yehoshua commands the nation to purify themselves, and then explains that after this miracle you (the nation) will know that Hashem is with you and that he will wipe out the enemies in Israel. Sure enough the next day, the twelve carriers of the Aron Haberit, the nassi from each of the twelve tribes which was 2,000 Amot ahead as Yehoshua commanded, entered the river. As all of the carriers planted their feet in the river, the river which flows southward stopped flowing and the water coming from the north stopped which formed a wall. As the carriers of the ark remained implanted in the water, all of Bene Yisrael walked across the Jordan into Eretz Yisrael.

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Yehoshua 3 - Review Questions

  1. What rule did Yehoshua command the nation about crossing the Jordan?
  2. Who was assigned to carry the Aron?
  3. What did Hashem say will happen to Yehoshua’s stature in response to the miracle?
  4. What did Yehoshua tell the nation they will believe after witnessing the miracle?
  5. How did the Jordan split?

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Yehoshua 3 - Points of Interest

  1. Notice the similarities between the 3 days before the crossing of the Jordan to the 3 days before the receiving of the Torah (Yitro)
  2. What does the phrase “that there is a living G-d amongst you” mean (10)?
  3. Why did the waters of the Jordan form one wall where as the waters of the Red Sea formed two walls?
  4. What does the Navi use the term “Goy” in reference to Bene Yisrael? Usually this term is used to describe non-Jewish nations (17)
  5. What did Yehoshua explain the exact details of the miracle before it happened? Wouldn’t it have a stronger effect on the nation if they didn’t exactly what would happen?
  6. What was the reason behind the prohibition of staying 2,000 amot behind the Aron (4)?
  7. What is the significance behind the seemingly wordy phrase of “The ark of the covenant, the master of the world” (13)?

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