Word Up Ministries

March 23, 2022

Scripture:

JOSHUA 3:1-6:27

A Lot Can Happen In Three Days

Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp.
Joshua 3:2

My Takeaways

Something Old

I wonder if God made them wait for three days until the river was at flood stage so the crossing would be even more miraculous.

Sometimes our God’s greatest miracles in our lives come during the worst times.

Something significant happens on the third day.

On the third day — “the earth brought forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit.” (Genesis 1:12)
On the third day — “Abraham looked up and saw the place [Mount Moriah] from afar.” There he intends to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering to God. Yet he assures his companions, “We will worship and return.” (Genesis 22:4-5)
On the third day — Pharaoh releases his chief cup bearer from death-row. (Genesis 40:20-21)
On the third day — Joseph releases his brothers from prison in Egypt. (Genesis 42:17-18)
On the third day — The Israelites request Pharaoh’s permission to make a three-day journey to offer sacrifice in the desert to God. (Exodus 3:18)
On the third day — Plague Nine, the Plague of Darkness, in Egypt ends, “though the Israelites enjoyed light in their dwellings.” (Exodus 10:22)
On the third day — God descends to Mount Sinai in fire with the sound of a shofar. He then reveals The Ten Words, Israel’s constitution of new life as a nation after their resurrection from the death of slavery in Egypt. (Exodus 19:16-19)
On the third day — Israelites are to purify themselves with water after being in contact with the dead. (Numbers 19:12)
On the third day — After coming to the river and preparing themselves, the Israelites cross the Jordan “to enter and possess the land that the LORD [their] God is giving to [them] as a possession.” (Joshua 1:11; 3:2)
On the third day — Joshua’s spies emerge from hiding from the Jerichoites, then return to their commander. (Joshua 2:16, 22)
On the third day — a famine during David’s reign ends. (2 Samuel 21:1).
On the third day — a famine called for by Elijah the prophet ends. (1 Kings 18:1)
On the third day — after asking God for release, King Hezekiah is healed of his fatal disease and offers thanks in the temple. (2 Kings 20:5)
On the third day — Jonah is expelled from the fish belly. (Jonah 1:17/Hebrews 2:1) (Matthew 12:40; cf Matthew 16:21; 17:23)
On the third day — After fasting, Esther puts on royal apparel and enters the palace of the Persian king in order to thwart a death-plot against her people, the Jews. (Esther 4:16; 5).

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The take away for us is:

Hang on dear friend: your third day is coming. He didn’t bring you to the bank to leave you there. Perhaps He is waiting for the river to rise so He can show you the greatest miracle of your life.