Memorials

“Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.” Joshua 4:7 CSB

zakar: to pierce, to impress (on the memory), to remember or be remembered, to recollect, to commemorate.

zikrown: a memorial, reminder or remembrance. It is an object reminder or token act by which something is brought to mind.

Why do we need them?

We’re prone to forget
- Deuteronomy 4:9
- Deuteronomy 6:12
- Joshua 4:6-7
- Judges 2:10

What are their features?

They’re a Statement
- Joshua 4:24
They’re Enduring
- Joshua 4:7
They’re Distinctive
- Joshua 4:8

Communion as a memorial