And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed. — Joshua 5:8 Imagine the scene: a nation on the brink of war, encamped in enemy territory, yet completely vulnerable and…
Month: August 2024
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth. — Joshua 5:3 Imagine being a seasoned military commander, preparing your troops for an imminent battle, and then receiving an order that makes absolutely no sense from a…
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, ‘Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again. — Joshua 5:2 Imagine standing on the brink of war, ready to conquer cities like Jericho and many others. The Israelites were at the…
Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear…
That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses. — Joshua 4:14 When God promises to lift up a leader, He…
In the future, when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The…
Joshua set up twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day. — Joshua 4:9 As…
the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the…
Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you. — Joshua 3:5 As the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan River and enter the Promised Land, Joshua issued a crucial command: “Consecrate yourselves.”…
hen you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. — Joshua 3:3 In the journey to the Promised Land,…