Tag Archives: Jordan River

Floating Axe Heads

Posted on January 7, 2015 by wamplerp

  The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build … Continue reading →

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The One River

Posted on January 6, 2015 by wamplerp

The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”   As soon as the king of Israel read the … Continue reading →

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A Double Portion of Spirit

Posted on December 31, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.   … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa Crossings

Posted on December 3, 2014 by wamplerp

King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Ask the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his palace, since what is being said throughout Israel has reached the … Continue reading →

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Crossing Over to Kill

Posted on November 24, 2014 by wamplerp

Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. He put the rest of the men under the command … Continue reading →

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Gatekeepers

Posted on October 30, 2014 by wamplerp

The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your … Continue reading →

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A Witness Between us and You

Posted on October 24, 2014 by wamplerp

No! We did it for fear that some day your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the Lord , the God of Israel? The Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and … Continue reading →

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Alternate Altars

Posted on October 23, 2014 by wamplerp

When they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan. And when the Israelites heard that they had built the … Continue reading →

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River Rocks and Remembrance

Posted on October 12, 2014 by wamplerp

When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, and tell them to take up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from … Continue reading →

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Crossing Over!

Posted on October 4, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the … Continue reading →

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