The Prophetic Mantle at the Jordan River
It was at the Jordan River that the Israelites came to see that the mantle of prophet had indeed fallen on Joshua after the death of Moses. The Lord had said to Joshua, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee” (Joshua 1:5). When they got to the Jordan River, Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” And the Lord confirmed to his new prophetic leader, “This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.” It was then that the waters of the Jordan River were parted so they could pass through on dry ground: “And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam,...