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when the woman saw that she was not hidden, and she will be made well.” When He came
she came trembling; and falling down before into the house, He permitted no one to go in
Him, she declared to Him in the presence of except Peter, James, and John, and the father
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all the people the reason she had touched Him and mother of the girl. Now all wept and
and how she was healed immediately. mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep;
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48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good she is not dead, but sleeping.” And they
cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.
peace.” 54 But He put them all outside, took her by
49 While He was still speaking, someone the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”
came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, 55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose
saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not immediately. And He commanded that she be
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trouble the Teacher.” given something to eat. And her parents were
50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered astonished, but He charged them to tell no one
him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, what had happened.

DAY 6:What prepared Joshua for leading the nation of Israel?
1. Exodus 17:9,10,13,14—Joshua led the victorious battle against the Amalekites.
2. Exodus 24:13—Joshua, the servant of Moses, accompanied the Jewish leader to the mountain
of God (see 32:17).
3. Numbers 11:28—Joshua was the attendant of Moses from his youth.
4. Numbers 13:16—Moses changed his name from Hosea (“salvation”) to Joshua (“the Lord saves”).
5. Numbers 14:6–10,30,38—Joshua,along with Caleb,spied out the land of Canaan with 10 others.
Only Joshua and Caleb urged the nation to possess the land and, thus, only they of the 12
actually entered Canaan.
6. Numbers 27:18—Joshua was indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
7. Numbers 27:18–23—Joshua was commissioned for spiritual service the first time,to assist Moses.
8. Numbers 32:12—Joshua followed the Lord fully.
9. Deuteronomy 31:23—Joshua was commissioned a second time, to replace Moses.
10. Deuteronomy 34:9—Joshua was filled with the spirit of wisdom.

So they took up the ark of the covenant and
April 7 went before the people.
And the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I will
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begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that
they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I
Joshua 3:1–4:24
will be with you. You shall command the priests
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Then Joshua rose early in the morning; who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When
3 and they set out from Acacia Grove and you have come to the edge of the water of the
came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ”
Israel, and lodged there before they crossed 9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel,
over. So it was, after three days, that the offi- “Come here, and hear the words of the LORD
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cers went through the camp; and they com- your God.” And Joshua said, “By this you shall
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manded the people, saying, “When you see know that the living God is among you, and
the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that He will without fail drive out from before
and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the
you shall set out from your place and go after Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites
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it. Yet there shall be a space between you and and the Amorites and the Jebusites: Behold,
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it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the
not come near it, that you may know the way earth is crossing over before you into the
by which you must go, for you have not Jordan. Now therefore, take for yourselves
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passed this way before.” twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man
5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify from every tribe. And it shall come to pass,
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yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests
wonders among you.” Then Joshua spoke to who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all
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the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the the earth, shall rest in the waters of the
covenant and cross over before the people.” Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be
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