约书亚记 3:7

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

耶和華對約書亞說：“今天起，我要使你在以色列眾人眼中成為尊大，這樣他們就知道我怎樣與摩西同在，也必照樣與你同在。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 对 约 书 亚 说 ： 从 今 日 起 ， 我 必 使 你 在 以 色 列 众 人 眼 前 尊 大 ， 使 他 们 知 道 我 怎 样 与 摩 西 同 在 ， 也 必 照 样 与 你 同 在 。

Contextual Overview

⁷ Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you great in the opinion of all the Israelites so the people will know I am with you just as I was with Moses. ⁸ Tell the priests who carry the Ark of the Agreement to go to the edge of the Jordan River and stand in the water." ⁹ Then Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. ¹⁰ Here is proof that the living God is with you and that he will force out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites. ¹¹ The Ark of the Agreement with the Lord of the whole world will go ahead of you into the Jordan River. ¹² Now choose twelve men from among you, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. ¹³ The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord , the Master of the whole world, into the Jordan ahead of you. When they step into the water, it will stop. The river will stop flowing and will stand up in a heap."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

magnify thee: Joshua 4:14, 1 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 1:1, Job 7:17, Psalms 18:35, John 17:1, Philippians 1:20, Philippians 2:9-11

as I was: Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:22 - God Genesis 26:28 - was with Genesis 48:21 - God Deuteronomy 3:28 - for he shall Deuteronomy 31:3 - and Joshua 2 Kings 2:15 - The spirit Hosea 13:1 - exalted Luke 1:15 - great Acts 7:45 - Jesus

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
The man and his wife were naked, but they were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:5
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree, you will learn about good and evil and you will be like God!"

Genesis 3:10
The man answered, "I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."

Genesis 3:11
God asked, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?"

Deuteronomy 28:34
The things you see will cause you to go mad.

2 Kings 6:20
After they entered Samaria, Elisha said, " Lord , open these men's eyes so they can see." So the Lord opened their eyes, and the Aramean army saw that they were inside the city of Samaria!

Isaiah 28:20
You will be like the person who tried to sleep on a bed that was too short and with a blanket that was too narrow to wrap around himself.

Isaiah 59:6
The webs they make cannot be used for clothes; you can't cover yourself with those webs. The things they do are evil, and they use their hands to hurt others.

Luke 16:23
In the place of the dead, he was in much pain. The rich man saw Abraham far away with Lazarus at his side.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto Joshua,.... Out of the tabernacle:

this day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel; by working the miracle afterwards related; dividing the waters, which was done on this day, and was but the beginning of wonders; for other great and marvellous things were done for him and by him, by which it appeared he was high in the favour of God, greatly esteemed and honoured by him, and so would be great and honourable in the account of the people:

that they may know that as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee; by dividing the waters of Jordan for him, as he had divided the waters of the Red sea for Moses; which, as it was a token of his powerful presence with him, this would be a like token of it with Joshua. The Targum is,

"as my Word was for the help of Moses, so shall my Word be for thy help.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This day will I begin to magnify thee - One cause why the miracle now to be narrated was performed is here suggested. As Moses was declared to he sent immediately from God with an extraordinary commission by the miracles which he worked, more especially that of dividing the Red Sea in two parts, so was Joshua both sent and accredited in a like manner. (Compare Joshua 1:5, and Joshua 4:14.) Other reasons are given in Joshua 3:10; Joshua 5:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 3:7. This day will I begin to magnify thee — By making him the instrument in this miraculous passage, he did him honour and gave him high credit in the sight of the people: hence his authority was established, and obedience to him as their leader fully secured. What must have confirmed this authority was, his circumstantially foretelling how the waters should be cut off as soon as the feet of the priests had touched them, Joshua 3:13. This demonstrated that the secret of the Lord was with him.