Guiding Questions: Joshua 3

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. Does the verb “to awaken early” resonate in terms of the Five Books of Moses and, if so, with what personality (or personalities)?
  2. The terminology in Joshua 3:3 mentions “the ark of God’s covenant.” Is there some reason why it is not referred to as the “ark of the Ten Statements”?
  3. Why is a distance mandated between the Ark and those who would follow it (save for the kohanim)?
  4. In Joshua 3:5 the Hebrew term is “hitkadashu” usually rendered as “make yourself holy.” How does one make oneself “holy”? Or does the term have some other implication — perhaps in terms of “uniqueness” or “readiness” — especially in this context?
  5. Where does Divinity speak to Joshua in Joshua 3:7? And, does this verse indicate a parity in significance between Mosheh and Joshua?
  6. What does Joshua 3:13 call to mind in terms of an earlier event involving “bodies of water?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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