(Joshua 5,6) “New Land, New Challenges!”

Published 2 October 2025

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1️⃣ Living as if God is not already “going before” and preparing the way (00:01:14).
2️⃣ Expecting the land’s inhabitants to simply hand over territory without resistance (00:01:52–00:02:05).
3️⃣ Continuing under parental rebellion instead of making a decisive break (00:03:49–00:04:01).
4️⃣ Clinging to yesterday’s provision when God shifts to a new source (manna vs. produce) (00:05:10–00:05:21).
5️⃣ Trusting human force rather than God’s unusual strategy and obedient steps (00:08:15–00:08:27).

1️⃣ Failure of the wilderness generation to give sons God’s covenant mark (circumcision) (00:02:47–00:03:20; Josh. 5:2).
2️⃣ Failure to recognize that prolonged rebellion places descendants under a “curse” burden (00:03:06–00:03:20).
3️⃣ Failure to act promptly on God’s command—delaying consecration before conquest (00:02:18–00:02:44; 00:04:30).
4️⃣ Failure to read God’s timing in provision changes (the manna stopping) (00:05:10–00:05:21).
5️⃣ Failure to see that victory comes by obedience, not conventional warfare (00:08:15–00:08:36).

1️⃣ Rebellion—refusing the covenant sign given through Abraham (Gen. 17; 00:02:33–00:03:20).
2️⃣ Unbelief—ignoring that God is preparing the way and melting enemy courage (Josh. 5:1; 00:01:14; 00:00:56).
3️⃣ Disobedience—choosing comfort or tradition over painful obedience and consecration (00:02:44–00:04:01).
4️⃣ Pride—assuming strength of arms instead of submitting to God’s command structure (00:06:20–00:06:36; 00:08:15).
5️⃣ Ingratitude—failing to acknowledge God’s “rolled away” reproach and new provision (00:04:39–00:05:21).

1️⃣ Corporate obedience—men courageously receive God’s covenant mark as adults (00:02:44–00:04:39).
2️⃣ Divine vindication—“Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you” (Josh. 5:8–9; 00:04:39–00:04:46).
3️⃣ Worship anchored—first Passover celebration in the Promised Land (Josh. 5:10; 00:04:48–00:05:03).
4️⃣ Provision transition—manna ceases; they eat the produce of Canaan (Josh. 5:11–12; 00:05:10–00:05:21).
5️⃣ Jericho won—victory through explicit obedience; no Israelite casualties (Josh. 6; 00:08:15–00:08:36).

1️⃣ Consecrate before conquest—holiness precedes breakthrough (00:02:18–00:04:39).
2️⃣ Embrace “no going back”—new ground requires new obedience (00:06:00–00:06:05).
3️⃣ Follow Presence, not preference—submit to the Commander’s authority (00:06:24–00:06:36).
4️⃣ Receive God’s new provision—gratefully step from manna to the land’s produce (00:05:10–00:05:21).
5️⃣ Learn the pattern—assurance, unusual strategy, obedient steps, then walls fall (00:08:08–00:08:46).

1️⃣ Lead the break—guide people out of inherited rebellion into covenant obedience (00:03:49–00:04:39).
2️⃣ Time the turn—mark and celebrate decisive shifts (Passover; provision change) (00:04:48–00:05:21).
3️⃣ Seek command authority—ask, listen, and submit to heaven’s Commander (00:06:20–00:06:36).
4️⃣ Choose God’s plan—prefer explicit obedience over conventional force (00:08:15–00:08:36).
5️⃣ Frame the fight—teach people to read “Jerichos” as faith lessons, not just obstacles (00:08:46–00:09:04).