"...Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before" (Joshua 3:4 nkjv )
For the Israelites... crossing the Jordan meant...
NO TURNING BACK...
This was a ...[1] Spiritual
[2] Psychological
as well as a ... [3] Physical
entrance into the land ...
and it heralded it's Occupation ..
.in fulfilment of The Promise of God , ...
by The Power of God , ...
under the leadership of Joshua.
UNLIKE MEN...GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES ...
AND WE NEED TO WALK BY FAITH ...IN REMEMBRANCE OF THAT FACT.
The Ark was a Visible Symbol of God's Presence ...and a further reminder that this was a DIVINE not a human enterprise.
The Ark represented JESUS ...our Forerunner Who Has Victoriously gone before us into Glory...
What God Accomplished at the Red Sea crossing...He would Accomplish again..
at the river Jordan , though it was in flood...in the worst of possible cirumstances !!!
AND HE WILL DO IT FOR YOU !!! ...
HE CAN....AND.. .HE WILL ..DELIVER YOU ..
.from your... 'worst of possible circumstances'
AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN FAITH...
Why?...because The Lord does not change...[Malachi 3:6 / Hebrews 13:8]
There were 7 tribes of pagans defeated...= Perfect Victory
As we Partner with God ...by faith...we also will see Perfect Victory ..
.in our lives, relationships, business, society and nation.
Because an ACT of faith, in obedience to His Will, causes the 'mountain' to be moved !!!...
even if ...YOU "have not passed this way before".
May The Lord Bless you.