Feb 2011

Dr. Wong Fook Kong, Joshua 3:9-17 God Walks with Us. The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament book about new beginnings. After forty years of wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites finally reached the border of the Promised Land. When the future seemed so uncertain, God demonstrated His continued presence with them, as seen in the miracle of Israel's crossing of the Jordan (chaps. 3-4). This miracle announced to everyone that the God who parted the Red Sea had now arrived in Canaan! God's subsequent appearance to Joshua served a similar purpose (5:13-15), and finally, the miraculous fall of the walls of Jericho also served to demonstrate God's presence. The Israelites' seven-day march around the city corresponded to the Feast of Unleavened Bread: after the first Passover, they had left Egypt; now, after the first Feast of Unleavened Bread in Canaan, they conquered the first city in Canaan. ...