Memorials

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