Joshua 1:10-11

Joshua 1:10-11

[10] Then Joshua  commanded  the officers  of the people,  saying,  [11] Pass  through  the host,  and command  the people,  saying,  Prepare  you victuals;  for within three  days  ye shall pass over  this Jordan,  to go in  to possess  the land,  which the LORD  your God  giveth  you to possess  it.

What does Joshua 1:10-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Joshua expected to be able to cross the Jordan within three days.
"The Jordan River wanders about two hundred miles to cover the sixty-five mile distance from the Lake of Galilee to the Dead Sea, dropping an additional six hundred feet below sea level as it goes." [1]