John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 4:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan, etc.] According to the command of Joshua in the name of the Lord: [and] the soles of the priests’ feet were lift up upon the dry land; and set upon it, on the bank of Jordan, and shores of the land of Canaan: that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place; those that came from above, and had stood on an heap, gradually came down into the channel, and those below that were cut off returned: and flowed over all his banks, as [they did] before; and usually did at this time of the year, (see <060315>Joshua 3:15); so that there was no decrease or loss of the waters by their failing, and being cut off.

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