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The Memorial at Gilgal
Joshua 4 captures the importance of remembering and declaring God’s works. The twelve stones taken from the Jordan became a physical testimony to God’s faithfulness and power, ensuring that future generations would know the story of His deliverance.
Micah explicitly tells Israel to remember the journey “from Shittim unto Gilgal,” compressing Joshua’s Jordan crossing and first camp in the land into testimony to YHWH’s righteous acts.
Psalm 66 celebrates God turning waters into dry land so his people pass through on foot, strongly resonating with Israel’s water-crossing traditions even though the psalm does not name Joshua or the Jordan specifically.
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