After 40 Years of wondering in the wilderness, Israel crossed over the Jordan river and immediately faced the fortified city of Jericho. Though seemingly impenetrable, God miraculously intervenes and gives victory to the Israelites by casting down the walls that served as the strongholds of the city. This monumental event apparently coincides with the Festival of Unleavened Bread. What lessons can we learn from this account in our observance of these days?

Devin Schulz

Pastor, United Church of God

Devin Schulz is a pastor with the United Church of God. He and his wife, Tiffany, serve the congregations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing, Michigan, and Elkhart, Indiana. They are blessed with a son, Malachi, who was born in 2016 and a son, Jeremiah, born in 2019.