Jordan River journey Sea of Galilee to Dead Sea

Today, the Jordan River never floods. Modern dams along the Jordan’s path control water flow. In addition, heavy irrigation means very little water reaches the Dead Sea. Sometimes, it seems to only be a trickle of water! Trying to explain the magnitude of Joshua’s crossing of the river at flood stage will be greatly enhanced by using these photos from the early 1900s. The flooded plain must have looked more like a sea, reminiscent of Moses leading the Hebrews through the Red Sea at the beginning of their journey. While the water might not have been very deep for Joshua’s crossing, at some point the people would have stepped in very deep and fast-moving water. Without a miracle, they couldn’t have crossed the Jordan at flood stage.