2,000 cubits

We recently discussed the Israelites crossing the Jordan in Joshua 4:19, symbolic of our crossing over into the Promised Land when Jesus comes for us.

The priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant were instructed to go before the people. You may recall that the people were required to stay behind the Ark by a distance of "about 2,000 cubits " (3:4).

The Ark was where God's presence was on the earth. When Jesus first came, He was God's presence in the earth.

In Joshua's day, the people could not enter the Promised Land until 2,000 cubits behind God's presence.

Could the 2,000 cubits represent 2,000 years, the length of time we follow God's presence in the earth (Jesus) into the Promised Land?

There are 17.6 inches in one cubit. The distance of 2,000 cubits = almost 1,000 yards (ten football fields), or over a half mile. That is a very long distance for such a situation. In meditating on this, it became obvious that the 2,000-cubit distance God required was not arbitrary. Nothing He does nor any number He uses is arbitrary. He could have prescribed 1,000 cubits, or 2,500 cubits, or 3,200 cubits. For this reason, in view of all the many signs, I believe that the 2,000 cubits do, indeed = 2,000 years.

Just a thought...