replaced leadership—David stepped into King Saul’s position, Solomon assumed the throne of his father, and Samuel replaced Eli. Now, Moses was dead. Since God had said Moses would not enter the Promised Land, his death cleared the way for the next movement of God. This signal was amplified by the command to prepare to cross the river. Scriptural accounts of crossing water were often geographical thresholds of change and commitment in a movement of God. The miraculous crossing of the Red Sea was impressed