Welcome back to Part 2 with Dr. Camille Frank Olson, the book of Joshua.

Chapter 5, first things they do after they get into the promised land, it's like they are recommitting themselves.

It's remembering and solidifying their commitment to the Lord.

We read about circumcision, which is all with the covenant,

and having another Passover, having Passover there on that promised land.

That's the context that John brought up earlier about the man-a-seaizing on the morrow, verse 12, chapter 5,

verse 12, the manases. It's a new chapter in the life of the Israelites, and a lot more

expected of them now than has ever been before as they wandered in the wilderness.

Now's the time to stand up and be true witnesses for their God and to show their

diligence in the covenants that they've made.

I probably shouldn't chuckle at this, but it said when the Canaanites heard that the

river had been dried up,

they're pretty nervous, you would think. Yeah. I think we are in serious trouble. That says their heart

melted and there's no spirit in them anymore. I'm out. It was one thing to hear them out there in the

wilderness and hear of them going through the Red Sea, but now they are at the back door, and they're coming right into our backyard.

Yep.

Verse 13 through 15, the very end, it's an interesting little side story that is really maybe the very important part of this chapter. Joshua was by Jericho,

where Rahab lives, and where they're going to go first and conquer first. And he lifted up his

eyes and looked and beheld there was a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand.

Joshua goes up to him and said, are you for us or for our

enemies? The man said, nay, you can hear him say, I'm captain of the host of the Lord. As captain of the

host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell to the earth and did worship him. It said,

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