Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped . . . .

Joshua 3:1

And the Lord said to Joshua, . . . “Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”

Joshua 3:7-8

Joshua said to the Israelites, . . . “[A]s soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord . . . set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.”

Joshua 3:9-13

GET YOUR FEET WET

FEAR

Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest.

Joshua 3:15

(Jordan River Video)

FEAR

Apathy

Cynicism

Distraction

Chronic Discontent

[A]s soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing.

Joshua 3:15-16

It piled up in a heap a great distance away . . . while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off.

Joshua 3:16

So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Joshua 3:16

Where do you need to get your feet wet?