In our previous episode, God reaffirmed His promise and presence to Joshua, and charged him to be courageous. Joshua prepared the people to cross into the Promised Land, but first he sent spies to scout the city of Jericho. There, we heard of a prostitute named Rahab who told the men that the whole city was terrified of Israel, and more importantly their God. She also protected the spies from Jericho’s king, and as a result gained favor in God’s eyes… favor that would reverberate for millennia through her bloodline. Today we’ll join the Israelites as they prepare to brave the raging river Jordan before them. It’s a crossing that would be impossible were it not for the Most High God who goes with His people. And in this reading we’ll see His powered revealed once again to the wonderment of Israel.