Joshua 3: As One People, Baptized While Crossing the Jordan

Rev. Steven Theiss, retired pastor in Frohna, Missouri, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study Joshua 3. In the most important moment of the whole book, God miraculously stops the Jordan River and leads Joshua & the people through on dry ground, a second Exodus. The event is all about continuity. The priests are from the same family of Levi, they have the same Ark of the Covenant, and God is with Joshua just like He was with Moses. The land, however, is new! They are “baptized” into the Promised Land as they cross the river, so that new dirt of blessing sticks to their feet. In faith, we see continuity that extends to the present-day church as our Lord was prefigured in humble yet bold Joshua. In the midst of darkness and distance, we see God’s universal reign and salvation more clearly.