The Israelites once again found themselves facing of a body of water with no apparent means of getting to the other side. They had reached a barrier or boundary that stood in their way and kept them from experiencing the fulfillment of the promise God had made to their ancestor, Abraham. The land of Canaan was on the other side. It was there that their promised inheritance was to be found. But first, they would have to find a way across the River Jordan. Decades earlier, their ancestors had left Egypt and found themselves standing on the shores of the Red Sea, with the army of Pharaoh bearing down on them. They had nowhere to go and no way to get to the other side of the sea, where the path to God's promise would be found. But the living God showed up and the waters of the sea opened up, providing a way of escape and a means by which God would make His promise attainable. In Joshua 3:9-17, we see God bringing His people to what appears to be another obstacle, but that will become an object lesson in faith.
