Joshua 4:6

That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Cross-reference

Joshua 4:21 Parallel

Joshua 4:21 repeats the same instruction about children asking about the stones — identical context and purpose.

Joshua 4:7 Parallel

Joshua 4:7 provides the actual answer children are to receive: the Jordan crossing memorial — completes the thought.

In Joshua 22:27, the altar serves as a witness for future generations — mirroring the stones here as a sign to prompt questions from children.

Joshua 22:24 shows later tribes fearing children will ask about an altar's meaning — same concern for future generations' understanding.

Exodus 12:26 uses the same formula 'when your children ask... what mean ye?' for the Passover — same teaching method.

Psalm 78:3-8 describes telling children God's wonders so they trust Him — mirrors exactly the stones' teaching purpose.

Psalm 44:1 Parallel

Psalm 44:1 recalls hearing from fathers about God's deeds — directly echoes the memorial purpose of the stones.

In Deuteronomy 6:21, when a son asks about God's commands, parents reply with the exodus story — same pattern of children's questions prompting testimony.

Deuteronomy 6:20 has children asking about the meaning of God's commands — same pedagogical pattern of prompting explanation.

Exodus 13:14 also depicts a child asking about a memorial practice — parallel in structure and intent to Joshua 4:6.

Exodus 12:27 gives the answer to the children's question about Passover — parallels the purpose of explaining God's acts.

Deuteronomy 4:9 Related theme

Deuteronomy 4:9 warns not to forget God's works and to teach children — directly reinforces the memorial's purpose.

Psalm 78:4 Parallel

Psalm 78:4 echoes the same command to tell future generations about God's mighty deeds, reinforcing the memorial purpose.

Joel 1:3 Parallel

Joel 1:3 instructs telling children and grandchildren about a calamity, mirroring the generational teaching command here.

Exodus 13:9 Parallel

Exodus 13:9 describes the Passover as a sign and memorial of deliverance — paralleling the stones here as a memorial of crossing the Jordan.

Exodus 12:14 institutes the Passover as a perpetual memorial — similar to the stones here serving as a lasting sign for future generations.

Deuteronomy 11:19 Related theme

Deuteronomy 11:19 commands teaching children constantly — expands the context of explaining the stones to everyday instruction.

Exodus 31:13 also calls the Sabbath 'a sign between me and you' — both serve as enduring signs of God's work.

Psalm 111:4 Related theme

Psalm 111:4 speaks of God causing His wondrous works to be remembered, a theme parallel to the memorial stones.

Ezekiel 20:12 similarly describes sabbaths as a sign between God and Israel — parallel use of 'sign' for covenantal memorial.

Ezekiel 20:20 repeats the same sabbath-as-sign language — another parallel to the memorial stones as signs.

Psalm 71:18 Related theme

Psalm 71:18 pledges to declare God's power to the next generation — similar commitment to passing on faith.

Isaiah 38:19 Related theme

Isaiah 38:19 states 'father makes known to children your faithfulness' — same generational transmission of God's acts.