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 * Summary**

A very popular story, is the story of the israelites and their prophet Moses, and how Moses led them to safety. The israelites had been slaves to the Egyptians for years until Moses came and freed them. However while they were leaving egypt, the Pharaoh at the time came in pursuit to take back his slaves. Moses and the israelites were forced to run until they came up to the red sea, and there Moses, with the power of god, parted the red sea and the israelites passed through on dry ground. As the Egyptians came rushing in to kill the israelites, Moses let the waters of the red sea come crashing down on the Egyptians just as the israelites passed safely across. Now the Israelites were free from bondage, and slavery. After the Israelites were free of slavery, they started to move northward to find their chosen land. Eventually, moses died while they were crossing a desert, and Joshua (from the tribe of ephraim) was chosen to lead the Israelites.


 * Why should I care?**

Joshua was a crucial part of the goal to get to their promised land. God commanded Joshua that he should travel to the land northward to the city of Jericho, and there the Israelites would rebuild their people and cities. Joshua was a Joshua was eventually led to the city of Jericho, where they were told by god, that was where they should go. The israelites were not welcome there so they had to take the city by force. They began to march around the city for six days, and on the seventh day they blew on their horns, and the walls of Jericho came crashing down, allowing the israelites to swarm through and take the city. They had obeyed god, and then they received the rewards of their promised land.

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