- Jordan overfloweth:
- The ordinary current of the Jordan, near where the Israelites crossed, is said by Maundrell, to be about twenty yards across, deeper than a man's height, and so rapid, that there is no swimming against it. It has, however, two banks; the first, or inner one, is that of the river in its natural state, and the second, or outer one, about a furlong distant, is that of its overflowings, which it does when the summer's sun has melted the snow on mount Lebanon and Hermon, in the months of March and April. And this was the time which God chose that the Israelites should pass over it; that a miraculous interposition might be necessary; and that, by the miracle, they might be convinced of his omnipotence. "And it came to pass,¹ when the priestsª that bareª° the arkª of the covenantª of the LORDª were come upª° out of the midstª¹ of Jordan,ª [and] the solesª of the priests'ª feetª were lifted upª° unto¹ the dry land,ª that the watersª of Jordanª returnedª° unto their place,ª and flowed²°¹ over¹ all¹ his banks,ª asª [they did] before.ª" {Jsh 4:18} + "These¹ [are] they¹ that¹ went overª°¹ Jordanª in the firstª month,ª when it¹ had overflownª°¹ all¹ his banks;ª²° and they put to flightª°¹ all¹ [them] of the valleys,ª [both] toward the east,ª and toward the west.ª" {1Ch 12:15} + "If¹ thou hast runª° with¹ the footmen,ª and they have weariedª° thee, then how¹ canst thou contendª° with¹ horses?ª and [if] in the landª of peace,ª [wherein] thou¹ trustedst,ª° [they wearied thee], then how¹ wilt thou doª° in the swellingª of Jordan?ª" {Jer 12:5} + "Behold,¹ he shall come upª° like a lionª from the swellingª¹ of Jordanª against¹ the habitationª of the strong:ª but¹ I will suddenlyª° make him run awayª° from¹¹ her: and who¹ [is] a chosenª° [man, that] I may appointª° over¹ her? for¹ who¹ [is] like me?¹ and who¹ will appoint¹ me the time?²° and who¹ [is] that¹ shepherdª° that¹ will standª° beforeª me?" {Jer 49:19}
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