Day 81: Israel Crosses the Jordan (2026)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
As we begin our reading of the book Joshua, Fr. Mike draws our attention to God's power as he parts the waters of the Jordan river, allowing the Israelites to walk across on dry land. We learn that following God often requires great courage and trust. Today's readings are Joshua 1-4, and Psalm 123.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we |
| 0:08.2 | encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast |
| 0:12.7 | is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from |
| 0:17.2 | Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how |
| 0:21.1 | we fit into that story today. This is Day 81. It is the first day in a new time period, the time period of the conquest and judges. And it's a little bit different because we're going to be reading four chapters from Joshua. Actually, for the next, I'll give or take, I don't know, seven days or so. we're going to be taking a chunk of chapters, meaning like, I don't know, anywhere from two to four chapters each day to get through the book of Joshua in the next, give or take, eight days. People who are better than me at math? Well, no, it's father. It's exactly eight days. From day 81 to day 88, we'll be reading through the book of Joshua. This is |
| 0:54.8 | day 81. Joshua chapter 1 through chapter 4. We're also going to be praying Psalm 123. As always, |
| 1:02.0 | the Bible translation that I am reading is the revised standard version, the second Catholic |
| 1:06.1 | edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. And if you'd like to download your |
| 1:10.7 | own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit |
| 1:13.2 | ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. |
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| 1:26.6 | As noted before, if you got the podcast |
| 1:28.9 | episode that introduces this time period of conquest and judges, you know what we're about to do. |
| 1:33.5 | You know what we're about to face. You know what the people of Israel are about to encounter. |
| 1:37.8 | We are leaving Deuteronomy, chapter 34. We come to the end of Numbers, chapter 36. |
| 1:44.0 | And now we're taking the next step. Moses has just |
| 1:46.8 | died, and Joshua is now the new leader of the people of Israel as he leads them from the wilderness, |
| 1:53.2 | across the plains of Moab, over the Jordan River, into the promised land. And today, we're reading |
| 1:58.4 | Joshua 1 through 4 and praying Psalm 123. |
| 2:03.5 | The book of Joshua, chapter 1, God commissions Joshua. |
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