The Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them over and over again by His messengers because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place.
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his house servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
In the morning Joshua got up early; then he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.