Scripture

Joshua Is Sent -The Book opens with God's sending Joshua to take the land of Canaan -Other laws in the book of the covenant strike us today as clearly unjust -The story of Joshua reminded the exiled Jews in Babylon centuries later of their need to turn to God again. Rahab and the Spies -Joshua then sends two spies to scout Jericho, which is the first city across Jordan -They go to a lodging house …

…Red Sea -Joshua orders a march -As soon as the feet of the priest reached the riverbed the waters will not flow -Piling up to the north and disappearing to the south -The people cross the river and one man from each of the twelve of the tribes carries a stone from the riverbed to build a memorial at the new camp. -They call it Gilgal meaning circle and referring to the circle of stones