Joshua led Israel during a time when the spiritual focus of the nation was centered on God and his faithfulness. We read in the book of Judges: “The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.” But then something terrible happened: Another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of t