Daniel Whedon 17. The priests… stood firm on dry ground The priests stood above, near the wall of waters, and the people passed below. The ark, the symbol of the presence of Jehovah, was the instrument of the miracle, as the rod of Moses had been in the division of the Red Sea. Thus God honours his own ordinances. Dry ground Not hard and dusty ground, but dry only in the sense of being drained of water. See note on Joshua 4:18. All the Israelites passed… clean over Jordan The Jordan is now passed,... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 3:17
17. The priests… stood firm on dry ground The priests stood above, near the wall of waters, and the people passed below. The ark, the symbol of the presence of Jehovah, was the instrument of the miracle, as the rod of Moses had been in the division of the Red Sea. Thus God honours his own ordinances. Dry ground Not hard and dusty ground, but dry only in the sense of being drained of water. See note on Joshua 4:18. All the Israelites passed… clean over Jordan The Jordan is now passed,... read more