Chapter five concludes the preparations necessary before the Israelites could begin their conquest of Canaan. In Joshua 5:2-9 a bit of history was necessary. The physical sign of God’s covenant that set Abraham apart from the nations around him was the circumcision of his sons (Genesis 17:9-14). The Israelites had done this for 600 years, […]
Chapter four continues the account from chapter three. God had told Joshua that there needed to be a visible reminder of this event for the succeeding generations to look at and remember what God had done for them that day (Joshua 4:1-7). To accomplish this, God had each of the twelve tribes select one of
Chapters three and four recount the Israelites crossing west over the Jordan River to finally enter into Canaan and begin their conquest. After receiving the report from the spies about Jericho, Joshua immediately prepared the nation to enter the land (Joshua 3:1-4). They camped on the banks of the river for three days, during which
