The Jordan River stood as a barrier before Israel entering the Promised Land. It was an obstacle between promise and fulfilment. Reading Joshua 3 and Joshua 4, one relives the crossing of the river twenty-one times. Beck wants to consider the significance of this repeated crossing of the Jordan.

This article on Joshua 4 is about the task the people of God have to remember the deeds of God. A Memorial is always there for teaching, especially the teaching of children about the deeds of God.