III.
THE PASSAGE OF JORDAN (Joshua 3:1 to Joshua 4:18, inclusive).
Joshua 3:1-6, preliminaries; 3:7- 4:14, the passage of the people and Joshua 4:15-18, the passage of the ark itself.
(1) They removed from Shittim. — See Note on Joshua 2:1. Shittim may be called the last stage of the Exodus of Israel, “their journeyings according to their goings out” (Numbers 33:2). The march from Shittim to Jordan is their first march under Joshua — the first stage of their Eisodus or coming in.