Joshua 4:16

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Joshua 4:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible

14 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

16 “Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

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Joshua 3:3

and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

Joshua 3:4

But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

Joshua 3:5

Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

Joshua 3:6

And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

Exodus 25:16

And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Exodus 25:17

And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 25:18

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Exodus 25:19

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Exodus 25:20

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:21

Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

Exodus 25:22

And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

Revelation 11:19

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.