Jos 3:12 | KingComments | STEP | In an in-between sentence the command is mentioned that twelve men must be separated from the people. This is for a service they will only perform in Joshua 4 ( ). These twelve men represent the whole people, because there is someone from each tribe. That this is mentioned in the middle of Joshua’s argument about the ark, connects these men in a special way with the ark. They will have continued to listen and watch with more than the usual interest. We also get a command. Sometimes we don’t know what it contains. But the awareness that we are separated for God will make us look with greatest interest at the Lord Jesus, at His work and what has happened to Him. That makes us spiritually fit for the task that is entrusted to us.

‏ Joshua 3:12

Twelve Men

In an in-between sentence the command is mentioned that twelve men must be separated from the people. This is for a service they will only perform in Joshua 4 (Jos 4:4). These twelve men represent the whole people, because there is someone from each tribe. That this is mentioned in the middle of Joshua’s argument about the ark, connects these men in a special way with the ark. They will have continued to listen and watch with more than the usual interest.

We also get a command. Sometimes we don’t know what it contains. But the awareness that we are separated for God will make us look with greatest interest at the Lord Jesus, at His work and what has happened to Him. That makes us spiritually fit for the task that is entrusted to us.