![]() ![]() But now, Joshua tells the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you” (3:5).īut if there was excitement, there must also have been some anxiety as they beheld the swollen river and thought about the fortified cities that lay on the other side. According to the promise to the Patriarchs, Jewish anticipation went back some five hundred years. Joshua and Caleb, who were now about eighty years old, had waited even longer. The earlier generation had failed to enter because of unbelief and the new generation had waited a long time, for some it was close to forty years. Can you imagine the anticipation and excitement the children of Israel faced as they stood before the River Jordan the evening before they were to cross over into the land? For months, weeks, and days you waited, and then finally, the day arrived. Later it may have been graduation day, your wedding day, or maybe earning the right to compete in some great competition like the Olympics.ĭepending on the nature of the day and what it might hold, such a time might also bring about a certain amount of anxiety because of the challenge you might face. As a child, Christmas and birthdays were such days. ![]() Can you think back and remember a day you waited for a long time with great anticipation and excitement? Most of us can. ![]()
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