Joshua 9:3-4 [W]hen the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they resorted to a ruse. Gibeon was about nineteen miles from Israel’s camp, and its people feared for their lives. They knew that God commanded Moses to kill everyone who...
Joshua 7:2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai . . . and told them, Go up and spy out the region. After the fall of Jericho, Joshua turned his attention to the little town of Ai. If God’s army advanced quickly, the whole Promised Land could be theirs in a very...
Joshua 6:1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. The city of Jericho was terrified by Israel’s crossing the Jordan River. They knew that Israel’s God had parted the Red Sea, and defeated kings (Joshua 2:10). They also knew...
Joshua 3:1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites . . . went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over. Forty years earlier, God parted the Red Sea for Moses, so he could lead the people of God out of Egyptian slavery. Now he would...
Joshua 1:1-2 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them. ...
