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Jun 21, 2021 · God hates sin, and loves the sinner, but if the sinner will not part from the sin, eventually God is forced to remove both together. Thus, in Joshua 6:21 we see the fulfillment of what God had commanded earlier through Moses: "Thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them." (Deuteronomy 7:2)
- Spying Out The Land – Joshua 2
- Crossing Into The Land – Joshua 3-4
- A New Way of Life – Joshua 5
- Captain of The Lord’s Host – Joshua 5:13-15
- The Battle: Plan and Execution – Joshua 6
- Saving of Rahab and Family – Joshua 6:22-23
- A Beginning Not An End – Joshua 7 and Beyond
- Lessons from Jericho
Joshua sent two spies into the land to check out the walled city of Jericho. They entered the city and met a woman named Rahab. We know from later scriptures (Joshua 6, Hebrews 11 and James 2) that she was a prostitute. The early church historian Josephus suggests that she may have also been an inn keeper which would explain why the spies went to h...
Joshua gathered the people into various groups. There were three main groups: the priests, a man from each tribe, and the rest of Israel. The priests took the Ark of the Covenant and stepped into the river. The river opened up to one side and dried up to the other. The people of Israel crossed over on dry land. Before the priests stepped away from ...
Many things changed for Israel the day they crossed into their new home. Besides the new lush land and the promise of a permanent dwelling, the manna which they had eaten every day for forty years immediately ceased. They never ate manna again. Another change was that the practice of circumcision which God instituted with Moses had been previously ...
After these changes took place in the lives of the people of Israel, Joshua got a surprise visit. He had been in communication with God (Joshua 1), but he had not had a personal visit up to this point. Joshua was deep in his thoughts looking at the city of Jericho when a man appeared before him with a drawn sword. Joshua asked a simple question, bu...
The captain of the Lord’s host explained to Joshua how the next few days would play out. Joshua was to send the soldiers of Israel marching around Jericho one time a day for the next six days. The priests were to go behind the soldiers blowing seven trumpets of ram’s horns before the Ark. Then, on the seventh day, the host was to compass the city s...
The spies that Rahab helped previously were given charge of finding her and her family. They found Rahab, her parents, her brothers and sisters, and all she possessed. They were able to fulfill the promise to rescue them. Her family lived in Israel from then on. Because of her faith in God she is mentioned several times later in the Bible. She beca...
The battle of Jericho was just the beginning of a new way of life for the children of Israel. By this time the adults in Israel had not experienced life in Egypt (except Joshua and Caleb). The people had only known a transient lifestyle. While they still did not have a permanent home, they were actively taking part in occupying the land that God ha...
There are two main ways people look at the history of Israel. Some see the exodus from Egypt as salvation and the crossing of the Jordan River as symbolic of death. However, I (as do many others) like to look at the crossing of the Jordan River as salvation and the occupying of the land as the victorious Christian life. There were battles to face. ...
The Battle of Jericho, as described in the Biblical Book of Joshua, was the first battle fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan. According to Joshua 6:1–27 , the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city walls once a day for six days, seven times on the seventh day, with the priests blowing their horns daily and the people shouting on the ...
This is the outline of the campaign described in Joshua 6-11. Before the country could be divided, a wedge had to be driven from the Jordan River valley to the mountains. The first obstacle was at this point: Jericho. Jericho was a military fortress built to defend the eastern approach to the high country.
- 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in. 2 And the LORD said to Joshua, “See, I have given...
- 8 And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the LORD went forwa...
- 22 And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the harlot’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, as you...
Even when the biblical siege of Jericho would have taken place (if it ever did), around three thousand years ago, the city of Jericho was at least four thousand years old, with signs of a town having existed there (albeit under different names) as early as 5000 BC. However, even earlier, smaller settlements have been uncovered on the site dating back to 9000 BC.
Jan 4, 2022 · However, the strategy to conquer the city of Jericho was unique in two ways. First, the strategy was laid out by God Himself, and, second, the strategy was a seemingly foolish plan. God simply told Joshua to have the people to march silently around Jericho for six days, and then, after seven circuits on the seventh day, to shout.
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The Jews obey God’s command to march around Jericho for six days 3. Where God guides He provides. The Jews showed their faith by letting the ark lead them: “By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.” (Heb. 11:30). Today, God will guide your footsteps as you head into spiritual battle through ...
