“Y’hoshua said to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow Adonai is going to work wonders among you.’” –Joshua 3:5 Yesterday I talked about the how the people of Israel collectively practiced their own form of “social distancing” in that they had to stay a safe distance away from the Ark of the Covenant. And why? Because […]

“…and gave the people these orders: ‘When you see the ark for the covenant of Adonai your God and the cohanim, who are L’vi’im, carrying it, you are to leave your position and follow it.  But keep a distance between yourselves and it of about a thousand yards — don’t come any closer, so that […]

Let’s talk a little bit about the idea of Israel “crossing over”. Why is this term so important? Because it plays such a key role in the salvation history of God’s Chosen People. Recall that Abraham had to “cross over” the Euphrates River in order to enter into the new land Hashem wanted to show […]

Alrighty folks, today I want tackle a controversy brought about by an ungodly modern-day academic discipline called “literary criticism”.  The controversy is caused by two sets of verses. The first set of verses is from Joshua Chapter One.  “…to go through the camp and order the people, ‘Prepare provisions, because in three days you will […]

“Y’hoshua got up early in the morning, and they left Sheetim and came to the Yarden, he with all the people of Israel; they camped there before crossing.”-Joshua 3:1 We shouldn’t just fly by the opening verse of Joshua Chapter 3 where we’re told… …“Joshua got up early in the morning”. From an ancient Hebrew […]