ocr: Circumcision rituals, and held a Passover celebration-not the sort of behavior you'd expect trom a conquering army. The incidents recorded in Joshua seem specially selected to strike home the point that God, no one else, was in charge. Just before the battle of Jericho, a supernatural visitor appeared to Joshua to remind him of the true commander of this military campaign. And the bizarre tactics of the sraelites in besieging Jericho left no doubt who was really in charge. An army could hardly take credit for victory when all it did was march around in circles and shout. Jericho was probably a ...