Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

God’s Memorial

Examples of a Memorial

What was the monument erected by Joshua declared to be? BR-ASI9 286.9

“And these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.” Joshua 4:7. BR-ASI9 286.10

What were these stones to commemorate? BR-ASI9 286.11

“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.” Joshua 4:21, 22. BR-ASI9 286.12

Note.—These stones were to be a standing memorial, or reminder, of Israel’s coming dry shod over the Jordan. BR-ASI9 286.13

What was the Passover called? BR-ASI9 287.1

“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.” Exodus 12:14. BR-ASI9 287.2

Note.—This, the Passover, was a periodical memorial, to be observed on the fourteenth day of the first month of each year, the day on which the Israelites were delivered from Egyptian bondage, and its celebration was to be, with the seven days’ feast of unleavened bread following and connected with it, in commemoration of that event. (See Exodus 13:3-9.) BR-ASI9 287.3