⚔️WEB · Joshua 3:3
What does Joshua 3:3 mean?
"and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then leave your place, and follow it."
— Joshua 3:3 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Joshua got up early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. They camped there before they crossed over.
After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp;
and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then leave your place, and follow it.
Yet there shall be a space between you and it of about two thousand cubits by measure—don’t come closer to it—that you may know the way by which you must go; for you have not passed this way before.”
Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and cross over before the people.” They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
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Biblical perspective
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The Bible teaches that God communicates through His Word and the Holy Spirit, not through number sequences. Jeremiah 33:3 — often called "God's phone number" — is a genuine verse about calling on God and receiving an answer.
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"For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness."
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