As the story begins we learn that the Israelitesunder the leadership of Moseshave been wandering the wilderness for forty years Now they are about to enter the Promised Land But Moses will not be going with them His time has come to join God in Heaven And so a young man named Joshua is appointed to take Moses place Like Moses Joshua realizes that nothing can be accomplished without Gods help The Lord rewards Joshua for his faith by revealing a plan that will allow the Israelites to take the city of Jericho As the action unfolds we witness a series of divine miracles reminiscent of those which allowed the Israelites to escape from Egypt many years earlier And eventually we rejoice with them as they enter the Promised Land