Joshua 5
Crossing the river Jordan has seriously worried the local kings.
The first thing that the Israelites do when they enter the promised land is to circumcise the male half of the nation in accordance with the covenant God made first with Abraham.
I guess that only the fear of the Israelites prevented the locals from using the opportunity to repay the favour that Jacob's sons did to the town in the book of Genesis.
Joshua then has an encounter with a person who is actually in commander of God's armies and in an echo of Moses and the burning bush, he is told to take off his sandals as he is standing on holy ground.
Joshua 6
The city of Jericho is locked up tight, nobody is allowed in or out when Israel turns up.
The strategy that God suggests is quite famous - the entire army marches around the city following the Ark of the covenant which is carried by the priests.
They march around the city well out of weapons range, and they do this once a day for 6 days while the band plays trumpets.
On the 7th day they march 7 times around the city, this time in silence apart from the last time, when they are encouraged to make as much noise as possible.
I assume that there is some kind of geological issues connected with the location of Jericho as the walls collapse.
The entire Israelite army storms in to the city. Joshua sends his spies to rescue Rahab and the people from the house and lead them to safety.
Every other person living in the city is killed along with all domestic animals.and everything in the city is dedicated to God.
Joshua curses the city that anybody who is going to attempt to rebuild this city will do so at the cost of the lives of his eldest and youngest sons.
This is one of the best known stories in the Bible, I am glad that Israel kept the promises made to Rahab and her family.
Crossing the river Jordan has seriously worried the local kings.
The first thing that the Israelites do when they enter the promised land is to circumcise the male half of the nation in accordance with the covenant God made first with Abraham.
I guess that only the fear of the Israelites prevented the locals from using the opportunity to repay the favour that Jacob's sons did to the town in the book of Genesis.
Joshua then has an encounter with a person who is actually in commander of God's armies and in an echo of Moses and the burning bush, he is told to take off his sandals as he is standing on holy ground.
Joshua 6
The city of Jericho is locked up tight, nobody is allowed in or out when Israel turns up.
The strategy that God suggests is quite famous - the entire army marches around the city following the Ark of the covenant which is carried by the priests.
They march around the city well out of weapons range, and they do this once a day for 6 days while the band plays trumpets.
On the 7th day they march 7 times around the city, this time in silence apart from the last time, when they are encouraged to make as much noise as possible.
I assume that there is some kind of geological issues connected with the location of Jericho as the walls collapse.
The entire Israelite army storms in to the city. Joshua sends his spies to rescue Rahab and the people from the house and lead them to safety.
Every other person living in the city is killed along with all domestic animals.and everything in the city is dedicated to God.
Joshua curses the city that anybody who is going to attempt to rebuild this city will do so at the cost of the lives of his eldest and youngest sons.
This is one of the best known stories in the Bible, I am glad that Israel kept the promises made to Rahab and her family.
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