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Show STONES FOR A MEMORIAL Joshua 4: 1-8 memory jogger. It is of the facts, a reminder A memorial is a representation to not forget. It preserves the memory something, serves to keep the thing a of before us, to call forth that which is from the past with little or no effort. For day, visit monuments, flags, run races, visit graveyards, commemorate the memory of both memorial soldiers and we our dead loved ones. fly In days, we build memorial highways, memorial buildings, memorial parks, and these even memorial churches. In the Biblical days of Joshua, a memorial was a collection of twelve stones stacked 1 reminder of the power and deliverance of God. Here in this text, we together as a of the children of Israel, and their leader Joshua building a catch a glimpse High God for having delivered them safely across the memorial to the Most Jordan into -Canaan. Listen at the power of this memorial. First, the memorial was ordered by God has gotten them across the Jordan and He wants them to never the Lord. forget from whence they have come. He instructs Joshua to commands the people to be a huge stones and a memorial. They are to collect twelve set them up as So, reminder for them and their offsprings that God is good Second, the memorial was 2 to be participatory and organized. men, one prepared Twelve from each of the tribes, for the task were to bring a place where the priest they crossed over the river. stone out of the stood firm as Somebody from each of the twelve tribes was to pick a big stone and carry it on their shoulder the river in front of across representing their particular tribe. They were to leave the stone where they would spend the night. the ark Third, the memorial was to be a reminder for generations yet to come. It people that they would know about and be able to explain would be a sign to the to their children. The children would doubt ask one day about the no meaning of the twelve stone, and the elders would 3 tell them that they waters of Jordan are were symbolic cut off before the ark of the covenant of the passed were over "that Jordan, the Lord; when it waters of Jordan cut off: and the stones shall for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever." (4: 7) Fourth, the memorial was a act of obedience. "And the children of Israel Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, did so as according to number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of 4 priests the which bare the ark of the they are there unto day." (Joshua 4: 8-9) Have you done covenant stood: and this what the Lord told you to do? Did you hear the Lord's command and did you follow His orders? Have you established a memorial that will last? In Genesis 9, God sent the rainbow sign as a reminder that God would never again destroy the world by flood. In Exodus 12: 11-14, the Passover was celebrated as a reminder that God saved His people by the blood of the lamb. Moses had the children of Israel fill orner with Manna to be kept as a an sign that God fed them in the wilderness and bondage. (Exodus to take two engraved delivered then from 16: 32) Aaron was 5 stones set in shoulders in his life. gold and bear them as a memorial to God (Exodus 28: 6-14) In on his working Numbers 16: 39-40, brazen censors were used to remind the people that only Aaron's seed could attempt to offer incense. Deuteronomy 5: 15 reminds that God established the Sabbath us as a sign that creation was completed. The people joined in the feast of Purim as a reminder of salvation from the wicked man Haman. (Esther 9: 28) Mary anointed the feet and head of Jesus as a memorial of her devotion to the Christ. (Matthew 26: 6-13 ) Jesus Himself Supper as a memorial to the broken body and shed blood of Jesus (Luke 22: 19) instituted the Lord 6 ought to established a memorial of abundant living built on the stones of faith hope and love. You ought to leave for generations yet to come a reminder that God is good and merciful. You ought to show your children how God You has delivered you from sin and how to inherit eternal life. If you have kept the commandments, then sell all you have and follow Him. They will be stones of memorial that will last for 7 ever. |
