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, […]
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
For modern scholars to reject Daniel simply because they do not believe it could have happened as stated is to arrogantly set themselves against 2,500 years of Jewish scholarship, the Hebrew prophets, and the Savior himself.
