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Joshua 3:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee.

Joshua 3:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 3:7

Theological / Devotional

Magnify thee. Crossing the Jordan was to do for Joshua what the giving of the law at Sinai did for Moses — “that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever” (Exodus 19:9). Both men were established before the people because they were first established with God. Worldly honors often have no relation to character, whereas the outward honor that comes from God testifies to the presence of God’s character within.

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