The two memorials
The two memorials. The twelve stones taken out of Jordan and erected by Joshua in Gilgal, and the twelve stones left in Jordan to be overwhelmed by its waters, are memorials marking the distinction between Christ's death under judgment in the believer's place (Psalms 42:7); (Psalms 88:7); (John 12:31-33) and the believer's perfect deliverance from judgment. The stones in Jordan stand, typically, for (Psalms 22:1-8).