conquest of land in the promised land. reporter: the bible tells us that before his death on mount nebo, with guidance from god, moses chose a man named joshua to lead the israelites on the last leg of their journey. and so we have this real transition, a handing over of power from one generation to the next, where moses and his generation have been wandering it s the story of wandering for 40 years, joshua s more action-packed. this is where they come on in and they take over. fought the battle of jericho reporter: as told in the book of joshua the conquest of canaan has all the trappings of a summer blockbuster. and the walls came tumbling down sounds luke a movike a movii. it s an action-packed scene. reporter: with the ark of the covenant leading the way, joshua crossed the river jordan with his army. i m sure this is an elite fighting force. reporter: the conquest of jericho is one in which god is clearly in the role of a divine