The Bible In Paintings, #58: JOSHUA LEADS ISRAEL ACROSS THE JORDAN RIVER

Bing Images ^ | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 AD | Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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JOSHUA LEADS ISRAEL
ACROSS THE JORDAN

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J O S H U A. . 3
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd – the complete text is in your Bible
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1 4 0 6 . . B. C.

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1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”

7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. 8 Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. 10 This is how you will KNOW that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. 13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.”

14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. 15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. 17 The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.

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“The Priests Precede the People in Crossing the River Jordan”

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by JAMES TISSOT
“Crossing the Jordan”

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by BENJAMIN WEST
“Joshua Passing the Jordan River With the Ark of the Covenant”

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by GUSTAV DORÉ
"The Children of Israel Crossing Jordan"

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“Joshua and Israel Crossing the Jordan River”

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“Crossing the Jordan”

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“Crossing the Jordan”

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“The priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan
until everything was finished (Joshua 4:9-11)”

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A 12-STONE MEMORIAL

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J O S H U A. . 4

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1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, 3 and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from right where the priests are standing, and carry them over with you and put them down at the place where you stay tonight.”

4 So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, 5 and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 7 tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”

8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua; and they carried them over with them to their camp, where they put them down. 9 Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.

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“Take for yourselves twelve stones from the Jordan (Joshua 4:1-8)”

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“The Israelite Priests Holding the Ark in the Passage of the Jordan River”

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“Jordan River Memorial Stones”

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

ISRAEL
MARCHING
MARCHING
MARCHING
AROUND JERICHO

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

"JOSHUA CROSSING THE JORDAN"
Where no attribution appears below a work, the artist's name is unknown

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 57 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles, to assist you in finding those which interest you

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

Quality
The Bible is my focus, not the art. This is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to successfully illustrate some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

Pacing
The pace may seem glacial to those eager to see their favorite events. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence; if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

I’m just having fun—and I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is coming soon. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 42 years ago).

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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[ml/nj]

The Jordan, at least where I’ve crossed it numerous times (just south of the Sea of Galilee), is so insignificant that if one blinks while driving, he might not see it at all.

ML/NJ

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When I've viewed it using satellite imagery, it has looked easily fordable to me, too. And the author knew that knowledgeable readers would react that way. So he added this:
"15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest."

[ml/nj]

Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest.

I'm not sure when this harvest is. I've been there during two different Succots and I don't recall any gushing waters or anything that might really be called a river.

ML/NJ

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The broad consensus seems to be that Joshua himself was the primary author, so now you have another interesting topic for discussion with him when you meet. Hope I can eavesdrop....

[Maudeen]

Another great post!

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I value your approval.

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By the way, I’ve decided on BOTH Max and Drama, as will be apparent tomorrow.

[Maudeen]

Thanks. . .I just love it. I mean Rehab the other day was great.

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Working on Jael right this minute: you ain’t seed nuttin yet.