Joshua 5-6
Dear RTB’ers,
Two chapters today – preparation and conquest. The preparation was two-fold; the first was the circumcision of all adult males and the second was the celebration of the Passover. My Study Bible indicates that neither of these covenant activities had been celebrated since the Israelites had celebrated the Passover at Sinai. I cannot find Scriptural evidence for these claims, but they are not unreasonable.
As for the conquest of Jericho… This is an event that we find covered in every children’s Bible! I’ll leave it at that! The number “seven” is repeated fourteen times in this chapter, and fourteen, itself, is twice seven. Interesting.
Blessings!