Soak Bible
Navigate

15And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water,(for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

Joshua 3:15

Linguistic Insight

of 16

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Commentary

Matthew Henry

(vv. 14-17)

Here we have a short and plain account of the dividing of the river Jordan, and the passage of the children of Israel through it. The story is not garnished with the flowers of rhetoric (gold needs not to be painted), but it tell us, in short, matter of fact. I. That this river was now broader and deeper than usually it was at other times of the year, Josh. 3:15. The melting of the snow on the mou...

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.