Joshua 3:1 meaning and explanation
Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
Joshua 3:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 3 opens with Israel encamped at Shittim, the last stop east of the Jordan, after Moses' death and the spies' return. "Early the next morning" suggests prompt obedience: Joshua acts at once on the Lord's direction, leading the whole nation, not a scouting party, to the river's edge.
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