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How Did Joshua Be Allowed To Enter Canaan?
Joshua never complained while he lead his tribe through the wilderness. He buried all those in his tribe who did not believe God, and could not enter into Canaan. Joshua was about eighty years old when Moses leads Israel to the Jordan river, to the place where God will allow them to enter Canaan. Moses was not allowed to enter into Canaan because of his own sin against God. Joshua was there when God delivered Og and Sihon to Israel. Joshua and those allowed to take possession of Canaan were shown the strength and the will of God. God chose Joshua to succeed Moses as Israel's new leader to take them into Canaan. These two events, before reaching the Jordan would strengthen Joshua's faith and courage. The nations in Canaan were pagan worshippers and God wanted them to be utterly destroyed. He knew those nations would be a problem for Israel for generations to come, if they were not destroyed. Before Moses died, he calls the congregation together to announce the change …show more content…
God made the instructions for the destruction of the wall very simple and straight forward. With the Ark of the Covenant out front with seven trumpets, the people of Israel would march around Jericho, one time for six days. No one was to speak while marching. On the seventh day the people of Israel, lead by the Ark of the Covenant with seven trumpets, would march around Jericho seven times and no one was permitted to speak. However, on the seventh time around Jericho, when the trumpets blew, the people would shout, and the walls of Jericho fell. The city of Jericho was delivered to Israel as God had promised. Rahab and her household were saved because of her belief in God and the protection she gave the spies.
Joshua had given the word, and the walls came tumbling down; and they went up and took that city, and took it by faith, and every man and woman perished in that city. God gave the orders and they just obeyed (Moody

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