[[Josh-03]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Josh-02]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Josh-04]] --- ### Yahweh said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts that He will elevate Joshua's authority and reputation among the Israelites to match that of Moses, specifically through the upcoming miracle. *Historical context*: This prophecy is recorded as fulfilled in [[Josh-04#v14|Joshua 4:14]], which states that on that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him for the rest of his life as they had revered Moses. *Related to*: ### Joshua said, "By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite out from before you." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Joshua predicts the complete success of the Israelite conquest over the seven nations occupying Canaan. *Historical context*: The fulfillment of this prediction is documented throughout the later chapters of Joshua (6-12), which describe the defeat of the kings and cities of these ethnic groups. Secular historians and archaeologists note the transition of the region from Late Bronze Age Canaanite city-states to Iron Age Israelite settlements during this general period. *Related to*: ### It shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A specific prediction that the Jordan River, which was in its flood stage during harvest, would stop flowing exactly when the priests carrying the Ark entered the water. *Historical context*: Geologists and historians have noted that the Jordan River has been dammed by landslides at Tell ed-Damiya (the biblical city of Adam mentioned in verse 16) in 1267, 1906, and 1927. The prophetic significance lies in the divine timing and Joshua's foreknowledge of the event. *Related to*: ### the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The Jordan River stops flowing at the city of Adam, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground. *Historical context*: This event fulfills the specific sign Joshua gave the people to prove God's presence. The location 'Adam' is identified as Tell ed-Damiya, roughly 18 miles north of Jericho, where the river's high clay banks are prone to collapsing and damming the water flow during seismic activity. *Related to*: [[Josh-03#v13|Joshua 3:13]] ### The priests who bore the ark of Yahweh's covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the Jordan. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The successful entry of the Israelites into the land of Canaan by crossing the Jordan River. *Historical context*: This event represents the fulfillment of the long-standing promise made to Abraham ([[Gen-15#v18|Genesis 15:18]]-21) and specifically to Moses ([[Exod-03#v8|Exodus 3:8]], [[Deut-31#v7|Deuteronomy 31:7]]) that the Israelites would cross into and possess the land of Canaan after their time in Egypt and the wilderness. *Related to*: [[Deut-31#v7|Deuteronomy 31:7]] --- #ai_prophecy