4:4-7
As with Moses, the way things worked was that God would speak to Joshua, Joshua would then relay the instructions to the people. The stones were to be carried on the men’s shoulders, so they were indeed of a reasonable size. These stones were to serve as a sign both to them and to future generations. Future generations were to be reminded that the only reason that they could occupy the land was that God had miraculously led them into the land.
4:8,9
The Israelites obeyed Joshua. The words given to Joshua (4:3), and subsequently relayed by him to the people (4:5) are repeated yet again (4:8). The purpose is to stress that things were carried out in accordance with the Lord’s instructions. Joshua set the stones up and we are told that they are still there. A key part of the purpose of this is that these events really happened.
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