[snip] As long as the Jewish people carried the Ark and worshipped God alone of all the gods, with all their heart, they were invincible. Miracles are attributed to its presence. The parting of the Jordan River to allow the Jews to enter Israel, the fall of Jericho and numerous other victories ascribed to its powers. [/snip]Quibble -- the Parting of the Red Sea took place before the Ark of the Covenant had been constructed to hold the tablets of the Law.
There's an old joke about a prizefighter in the ring. He's getting his brains beat out. And his mother's in the audience, and she's watching him getting beaten up. There's a priest next to her and she says, 'Father, pray for him.' And the priest says, 'I will pray for him, but if he could punch, it would help.'
Quibble —Of course, the Parting of the Red Sea took place before the Ark of the Covenant had been constructed to hold the tablets of the Law. However the parting of the River Jordan is a separate event.
Quibble —Of course, the Parting of the Red Sea took place before the Ark of the Covenant had been constructed to hold the tablets of the Law. However the parting of the River Jordan is a separate event.
Quibble back— the parting of the Red Sea and the parting of the Jordan River are two events widely separated in time and space, one before the Tablets or the Ark, and one after both.