After Moses died Joshua led the people of Israel. They had come very
near to the land God had made ready for them, but there was still the
great river Jordan to cross. They did not know how to get across, for
the water was deep and they had no boats. But God had a way for them. He
told Joshua to have the priests of his Tabernacle go into the water first
and stand there. As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water it
stopped flowing from above and piled up in a great heap. So the people
went across the Jordan on dry land. After the priests left the river, the
water flowed just as it had before.
[Illustration: CROSSING THE JORDAN.]