I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Joshua 5-7.

    I am struck by the fact that Joshua had to have all of the Israelite males circumcised after they crossed the Jordan River. I do not know what it means, but I find it worth noting that none of the males born between when they left Egypt and when they crossed the Jordan had been circumcised. The account of the attack on Jericho is striking. For six days, the Israelites marched around the city once a day. While marching around the city, they spoke not a word. There was just seven priests blowing rams horns while they marched. On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times, with only the horns making a sound. This must have been very unsettling for the people living in Jericho. This passage reminds me that there are times when we should keep silent when facing those who oppose us.