January
03
/ 2018
Joshua was a great military leader and a controversial figure in the Bible. With Moses’ death at Mount Nebo, Joshua was elected the new leader of the tribes of Israel. Under Joshua’s leadership, the Israelites would continue in their quest to possess the land of Canaan believed promised to them by God. It was during this conquest that two important battles and their outcomes took place that would demonstrate the harshness and psychological aspects of war at Jericho, and at the same time highlight the brilliance of Joshua’s military thinking at Ai. On the Road to Jericho Joshua’s conquest of Canaan began with Israelites pulling out of Shittim, an ancient city in Moab, now Abil-ez-Zeit, Jordan. Once the spies had
