Lux Domini
For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

What does Joshua 4:23 mean?

It is the duty of parents to tell their children betimes of the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearPeaceInheritanceRest

Read with

Keep this verse inside Joshua 4:20-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Jordan Place

Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.

Red Sea Place

Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Gulf of Suez.