"On the other end of their wilderness wandering, they had fashioned the ark of the covenant by this time, and so that is how the presence of God was manifested at that crossing, causing the waters of the Jordan to stop flowing (Josh. 3:8) And the next time the mercy seat came down to the Jordan it was to be baptized by John (Matt. 3:13). And when He came down to this same river, the waters didn’t part—but the heavens did (Luke 3:21-22)"
-- Douglas Wilson, Psalm 114: The Song of the Exodus
I love the story of the Bible. The mercy seat crossed over Jordan and parted the waters as God led His people into the promised land. Many years later, the Mercy Seat made flesh made His way to the Jordan and was submerged under its waters that the Heavens may part and provide safe passage for God's people into His very presence.
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