Jordan, The River

Jordan, The River

Eastern boundary of Canaan - Nu 34:12

Often overflowed - Jos 3:15; 1Ch 12:15

Overflowing of, called the swelling of Jordan - Jer 12:5; 49:19

Empties itself into the Dead Sea - Nu 34:12

THE PLAINS OF

• Thickly wooded
- 2Ki 6:2
• Exceeding fertile
- Ge 13:10
• Infested with lions
- Jer 49:19; 50:44
• Afforded clay for moulding brass, &c
- 1Ki 7:46; 2Ch 4:17
• Chosen by Lot for a residence
- Ge 13:11

Fordable in some places - Jos 2:7; Jud 12:5,6

Ferry boats often used on - 2Sa 19:18

REMARKABLE EVENTS CONNECTED WITH

• Division of its waters to let Israel pass over
- Jos 3:12-16; 5:1
• Return of its waters to their place
- Jos 4:18
• Slaughter of Moabites
- Jud 3:28,29
• Slaughter of the Ephraimites
- Jud 12:4-6
• Its division by Elijah
- 2Ki 2:8
• Its division by Elisha
- 2Ki 2:14
• Healing of Naaman the leper
- 2Ki 5:10,14
• Baptism of multitudes by John the Baptist
- Mt 3:6; Mr 1:5; Joh 1:28
• Baptism of our Lord
- Mt 3:13,15; Mr 1:9

PASSAGE OF ISRAEL OVER

• Promised
- De 4:22; 9:1; 11:31
• In an appointed order
- Jos 3:1-8
• Preceded by priests with the ark
- Jos 3:6,11,14
• Successfully effected
- Jos 3:17; 4:1,10,11
• Commemorated by a pillar of stones raised in it
- Jos 4:9
• Commemorated by a pillar of stones in Gilgal
- Jos 4:2-8,20-24
• Alluded to
- Ps 74:15; 114:3,5
• A pledge that God would drive the Canaanites, &c out of
their land - Jos 3:10

The Jews had great pride in - Zec 11:3

Despised by foreigners - 2Ki 5:12

Moses not allowed to cross - De 3:27; 31:2