TODAY'S MEMORY VERSE

“I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'”

BIBLE TRIVIA

1.  Which is correct regarding the parting of the Jordan River, which allowed the Israelites to cross?

1. Aaron raised the staff of Moses, and God stopped the flow of water from the North.
2. The priests knelt at the river's edge, and Joshua raised his arms and cried out to the Lord.
3. The priests carried the Ark of the Covenant to the water's edge and the upstream water stopped flowing.
4. Joshua cried loudly, and God sent ten thousand beavers from hearby woods, and within an hour they had constructed the largest dam known to man.  The Israelites then crossed over, shouting “Leave it to beavers!  Leave it to beavers!”
5. A cloud appeared ahead of the Israelite army, and a great wind blew back the water.

2.  How did God tell the Israelites to commemorate the miraculous crossing of the Jordan?

1. By initiating “The Festival of Crossing,” to take place at that site each year.
2. By having Joshua read the Ten Commandments and the law to the people.
3. By having a member of each tribe carry a rock from the river to set up at their camp.
4. By building a small tabernacle at the western edge of the river, and dedicating it to the Lord.