When the Amorite and Canaanite kings heard about how the Israelites had crossed the Jordan they were in fear and trembling.
Then God instructed Joshua to have all the men who had not yet been circumcised to carry out this act as a preparation for battle and a renewing of the covenant with him.
After the men had recovered from circumcision all the Israelites celebrated the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and they ate some of the produce of the land. The divine provision of manna ended on the following day.
Nearing Jericho, as Israel prepared to begin their conquest of Canaan, Joshua was met by a man who defined himself as the "commander of the army of the Lord". This clearly was a theophany as Joshua was told to remove his sandals as he was standing on holy ground, as happened with Moses in Exodus 3:5. Blair says that "this was none other than the pre-existent Son of God". The message was clearly that with God commanding their battles victory would be guaranteed.
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