Joshua 5:31 - Joshua 6:27

Nine: It was amazing that the Lord used that sound to break down the walls of Jericho. God is truly amazing. It was very merciful of Rahab to hide those spies.

Twelve: It is amazing what God did by knocking down the walls of Jericho. It showed the other people around Jericho that Israel had power and had God on their side.

Forty-seven: For me its the interesting way that God works this story: The six days of one time around and then waiting, the last day with seven times around and the great shout at the end. God is not only immensely powerful but also immensely creative. 

Joshua 3:1 - 4:24

Nine: We've already seen the Lord's power demonstrated so I wasn't surprised by this story. A river isn't as big as a sea.

Twelve: It's amazing that God parted the river for them especially at flood stage. God can do amazing miracles and part the seas of our lives and give us opportunities to come closer to Him. It was amazing how quickly the people were in awe of Joshua after Moses' death.

Forty-seven: I always think about those stones in the middle of the Jordan River. Why put them there? No one was going to go there again, but there they are testifying to God's faithfulness and power. 

Joshua 1:1 - 18

Nine: Joshua is going to be a good leader. Joshua should be wise, trust the lord, be strong, take possession of the lands, brave, and not frightened of any who attack them.

Twelve: God tells Joshua to be brave, strong, wise, and a good leader to the people. Joshua tells the people to get ready to march. He asks the 2 1/2 tribes with land already to keep their promise and cross the Jordan with them.

Forty-seven: This must have been both an exciting and frightening moment. After their whole lives spent wandering in the desert waste-land to enter a new, fertile land of their own. How often do great opportunities come bound up with great perils? How often do we face those perils in God's hands and not our own?