Chapter 7

For the next forty years, God’s people wandered around in

the wilderness. They needed this time to learn to trust God for

everything and to become a strong and mighty nation.

The great leader Moses grew very old and brought the

people to the edge of the Promised Land once again. When

Moses died, Joshua became the new leader of the Israelites.

God chose Joshua for this job and gave him great

encouragement. “Remember, I am with you wherever you go,”

said the Lord.

Taking control of the Promised Land was not going to be

easy. There were many cities and armies to conquer. But God’s

people were ready. They had the strongest weapon on their

side-the Almighty God.

Joshua began to think about the battle to come. Jericho,

large and sturdy, would be a challenge for most armies. But

Joshua wasn’t worried. The Lord is on our side, he reminded

himself. Even God’s unusual plan for victory didn’t concern the

leader. He had witnessed God’s power all his life and trusted

that God’s plan would work.

God told Joshua that it would take seven days to conquer

Jericho. On the first six days, the army marched around the city

once each day. Seven priests blowing trumpets made of

sheep’s horns marched along with them.

On the seventh day, the army got ready at dawn and began

their daily maneuvers around Jericho. They marched seven

times around the walls of the city. Then God’s big plan came

into action. The seventh time around, Joshua commanded:

“The Lord has given us this city! Now shout, soldiers, shout!”

The priests blew their trumpets as hard as they could. The

soldiers shouted with all their might. The walls of Jericho

shook and came crashing down.

Joshua and his army walked right into Jericho and claimed

it for the Israelite people, just as God had promised.

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