Joshua 4: Jesus Calls the Twelve & Builds a Memorial in the Jordan
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English - January 17, 2020 22:22 - 17 hours - 51.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality thy stong word kfuo bible study lutheran Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Rev. Warren Woerth, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Arnold, Missouri, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Joshua 4.
Chapter 4 concludes the crossing of the Jordan River. Everything fits together still in the same theme of continuity: before the priests leave the river, Joshua calls the twelve representatives back into the Jordan to pick up twelve stones as a memorial, that their children would know what happened there that day.
And it turns out that Joshua, before he had crossed, actually had set up a twelve-stone memorial in the middle of the river as well, right on the spot where the priests had stood. God had shown up in a holy way, and as Joshua honors God, God gives honor to Joshua: the Reubenites fulfill their vow and trust Joshua’s leadership. Our Lord Jesus has given us a saving memorial in His holy sacraments, and He has laid down the twelve apostles as memorial foundations for His church.