#118 Crossing the Jordan into the Inner Meaning (Joshua 3, Joshua 4)
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Crossing the Jordan into the Inner Meaning
Topic: Word
Summary: Can the Bible be taken literally? A look at the story of crossing the Jordan sheds some light...
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Joshua 3:1-end
2 Kings 2:1-14
Psalms 114
John 1:28; 10:40
Matthew 3:5-6
Mark 1:5, 9
Jeremiah 12:1-5
Zechariah 11:3
Genesis 1:9
1 Corinthians 2:14
Arcana Coelestia #35
35. Man has two inherent powers of will and understanding. When the understanding is governed by the will they then constitute one mind and so one life; for what a person in that case wills and does he also thinks and intends. But when the understanding is at variance with the will, as it is with people who claim to have faith and yet live otherwise, then a mind previously one is split in two. One half seeks to transport itself into heaven, while the other inclines towards hell. And because the will is what accomplishes everything, the whole man would rush straight into hell unless the Lord took pity on him.