Joshua 3:9

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come close. Listen to the words of the LORD your God."

Joshua 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 3:9

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, come hither
Very probably to the door of the tabernacle:

and hear the words of the Lord your God;
which he was about to deliver to them as from him, and in his name.

Joshua 3:9 In-Context

7 The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you great in the opinion of all Israel. Then they will know that I will be with you in the same way that I was with Moses.

8 "You are to command the priests who carry the covenant chest, ‘As soon as you come to the bank of the Jordan, stand still in the Jordan.'"

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come close. Listen to the words of the LORD your God."

10 Then Joshua said, "This is how you will know that the living God is among you and will completely remove the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites before you.

11 Look! The covenant chest of the ruler of the entire earth is going to cross over in front of you in the Jordan.