How wide and deep was the Jordan River where Israel crossed? The Jordan River flows about 60 miles between the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea The river drops 610 feet down to nearly 1,300 feet 3 Since Joshua 3:15 indicates that the Jordan River was overflowing its banks due to the harvest season, this means the flood waters would have greatly complicated Israel’s crossing as explained by Richard S
Baptism of Jesus - NeverThirsty The baptism of Jesus Christ is recorded in Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, and Luke 3:21-22 Matthew tells us the most As we saw in our last study, John the Baptist had been ministering near the northwest corner of the Dead Sea and near the Jordan River Jesus was not with John John was ministering by himself
What does the map of the Promised Land look like? - NeverThirsty Exodus also describes the promised land as stretching from the boundary of the Red Sea to the Euphrates River (Exodus 23:28-31) Detailed Description of the Promised Land Later in Numbers 34:1-13 God gives Moses a more detailed description of the Promised Land the Israelites would occupy
How old was Joshua when he entered the Promised Land? Joshua’s age at the time Israel crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land is found by comparing passages in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Exodus Timeline of Events in Exodus At the beginning of the contest between Jehovah God and the gods of Egypt, we are told that Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 years old
Who wrote the book of Joshua? - NeverThirsty 2 Placement of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River (Joshua 4:9) 3 “To this day” indicates a later addition as an explanation (Joshua 9:27) 4 Dan’s migration to the north (Joshua 19:47; Judges 18:27-29) Who inserted this extra material? The answer is most likely Eleazer the priest and his son Phinehas (24:33)
How To Qualify To Serve Jesus! - NeverThirsty John 2:12 tells us the disciples were still with Him later at the wedding The next verse, John 2:13, says Jesus and the disciples went up to Jerusalem Then John 3:22 says Jesus and the disciples went to Aenon which was near the Jordan River Then John 4:3 says they went to Samaria to meet the woman at the well next
Herod’s Birthday Present - NeverThirsty Matthew 3:7-8 captured a key moment in John’s ministry out in the wilderness along the Jordan River He had been baptizing people after they confessed their sins It would be wonderful if we had the audio of his entire message and especially of his statements to the Pharisees and Sadducees
Preparation For Ministry — A. D. 29 | NeverThirsty You will discover that John the Baptist called people to repentance in preparation for Jesus's ministry He announced, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand ” Then he baptized Jesus in the Jordan River Read about the temptations of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness
How can I let my parents know what baptism is all about and that it . . . Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins (NASB) Matt 3:1-2, 6 Christian Baptism Christian baptism includes more
When were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? - NeverThirsty David E Graves provides convincing evidence that the most likely location for Sodom and Gomorrah is north of the Dead Sea in the valley of the Jordan River 6 The location is known as Tall el-Hammân