one leaves an encounter with God unchanged. Certainly Joshua did not. Perhaps the sound of God’s voice rang in Joshua’s ears for the rest of his life. Did Joshua often recall the fire, thunder, lightning, and smoke that engulfed the mountain during those terrifying days? Did the experience so overwhelm Joshua that he could never doubt God afterward? Did the encounter so terrify Joshua that he feared God’s wrath until the day he died? Undoubtedly, Joshua’s divine meeting on Mount Sinai was a watershed