2009-08-20T17:08:52-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/forty/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%205:5-7&version=NIV 2009-08-20T17:08:52-05:00 The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years after their exodus from Egypt. Because they had disobeyed God, an entire generation of Israelites died before God brought His people to the Promised Land.