Josué 3:7

7 E o SENHOR disse a Josué: “Hoje começarei a exaltá-lo à vista de todo o Israel, para que saibam que estarei com você como estive com Moisés.

Josué 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 3:7

And the Lord said unto Joshua
Out of the tabernacle:

this day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel;
by working the miracle afterwards related; dividing the waters, which was done on this day, and was but the beginning of wonders; for other great and marvellous things were done for him and by him, by which it appeared he was high in the favour of God, greatly esteemed and honoured by him, and so would be great and honourable in the account of the people:

that they may know that as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee;
by dividing the waters of Jordan for him, as he had divided the waters of the Red sea for Moses; which, as it was a token of his powerful presence with him, this would be a like token of it with Joshua. The Targum is,

``as my Word was for the help of Moses, so shall my Word be for thy help.''

Josué 3:7 In-Context

5 Josué ordenou ao povo: “Santifiquem-se, pois amanhã o SENHOR fará maravilhas entre vocês”.

6 E disse aos sacerdotes: “Levantem a arca da aliança e passem à frente do povo”. Eles a levantaram e foram na frente.

7 E o SENHOR disse a Josué: “Hoje começarei a exaltá-lo à vista de todo o Israel, para que saibam que estarei com você como estive com Moisés.

8 Portanto, você é quem dará a seguinte ordem aos sacerdotes que carregam a arca da aliança: Quando chegarem às margens das águas do Jordão, parem junto ao rio”.

9 Então Josué disse aos israelitas: “Venham ouvir as palavras do SENHOR, o seu Deus.