Josué 3:13

13 Los sacerdotes llevarán el arca del Señor
, el Señor de toda la tierra. En cuanto sus pies toquen el agua, la corriente de agua se detendrá río arriba, y el río se levantará como un muro».

Josué 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 3:13

And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet
of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord
Which they were bid to take up and carry, ( Joshua 3:6 ) ;

the Lord of all the earth;
this shows that not the ark, but the Lord, is called "the Lord of all the earth", (See Gill on Joshua 3:11):

shall rest in the waters of Jordan;
the meaning is, as soon as their feet should touch them, or they should set their feet in them, when they came to the brink of them:

[that] the waters of Jordan shall be cut off [from] the waters that
come down from above;
from above the place where the priests came, and the children of Israel after passed over:

and they shall stand upon an heap;
or one heap; stop and rise up high, as if piled up one upon another, and stand unmoved. This had been made known to Joshua by divine revelation, and is what he hints at, ( Joshua 3:5 ) ; and now plainly speaks out, and foretells before it came to pass; and which must serve to magnify Joshua, as in ( Joshua 3:7 ) ; and give him great credit and honour among the people.

Josué 3:13 In-Context

11 ¡Miren, el arca del pacto que pertenece al Señor de toda la tierra los guiará al cruzar el río Jordán!

12 Elijan ahora a doce hombres de las tribus de Israel, uno de cada tribu.

13 Los sacerdotes llevarán el arca del Señor
, el Señor de toda la tierra. En cuanto sus pies toquen el agua, la corriente de agua se detendrá río arriba, y el río se levantará como un muro».

14 Entonces los israelitas salieron del campamento para cruzar el Jordán, y los sacerdotes que llevaban el arca del pacto iban delante de ellos.

15 Era la temporada de la cosecha, y el Jordán desbordaba su cauce. Pero en cuanto los pies de los sacerdotes que llevaban el arca tocaron el agua a la orilla del río,