Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
Israel came over the Jordan on dry land, passing over on dry ground by God's act. Parents were to let their children know this account, making it their duty to tell the story so the memory of God's deliverance would be preserved and taught onward. That instruction was given so future and later generations would remember the deliverance and God's mighty power.
The stones set up at Gilgal were to serve as a lasting reminder of the crossing, so that the miracle would remain in memory. Each succeeding generation, seeing the monument, would ask about it and then hear again how God brought Israel across the river. The crossing itself was a public sign of God's power and favor in bringing Israel into Canaan after the long wilderness wandering. By that entrance into the land He ended the enemies' claim that He could not lead His people in, removing their grounds for reproaching Him and Israel.
Israel came over the Jordan on dry land, passing over on dry ground by God's act. Parents were to let their children know this account, making it their duty to tell the story so the memory of God's deliverance would be preserved and taught onward. That instruction was given so future and later generations would remember the deliverance and God's mighty power.
The stones set up at Gilgal were to serve as a lasting reminder of the crossing, so that the miracle would remain in memory. Each succeeding generation, seeing the monument, would ask about it and then hear again how God brought Israel across the river. The crossing itself was a public sign of God's power and favor in bringing Israel into Canaan after the long wilderness wandering. By that entrance into the land He ended the enemies' claim that He could not lead His people in, removing their grounds for reproaching Him and Israel.