Joshua

Stories tagged Joshua:

• Joshua and the Battle of Jericho Aug 25, 2025

  

  After Moses’ death, Joshua became the leader of Israel. His first great challenge was to lead the people across the Jordan River and conquer the fortified city of Jericho. What happened there would become one of the most famous victories in all of history.

  Crossing the Jordan

  The Lord said to Joshua, “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.”

• The Death of Moses Aug 25, 2025

  

  After forty years of leading the children of Israel through the wilderness, the time had come for Moses to pass from this life. Though he would not enter the Promised Land himself, God granted him a final, magnificent view of the inheritance He was giving to His people.

  The Final Blessing

  Before his death, Moses gathered all the tribes of Israel to give them his final blessing. Standing before the vast assembly of over two million people, the great leader’s voice still rang clear and strong despite his one hundred and twenty years.

• The Sun Stands Still Aug 25, 2025

  

  After the fall of Jericho, Joshua led the Israelites in conquering much of the Promised Land. When a coalition of Amorite kings threatened the city of Gibeon, which had made peace with Israel, God fought for His people in a way that had never been seen before or since.

  The Gibeonite Deception

  When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they acted craftily. They pretended to be ambassadors from a far country, dressing in old clothes and carrying moldy bread and worn-out wineskins.