Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.
7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.
25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. Joshua 6 KJV
Jonah got into a boat to avoid God's call, the people of Jericho have shut the gate in fear of the army outside. In the latter days men beg the mountains to fall on them, to cover them from judgment. There is no place to hide, denial is not a safe retreat, the comfort of others is fleeting.
Even the general receives direction from a greater than himself. It is an unusual battle plan that can leave nothing to the glory of men or war, no one would naturally find this way. The battle truly belongs to Christ. For six days they march once a day around the city and just as God looked back upon creation, the seventh day, they to recount as much with six laps plus one. On the Sabbath lap the people shout and the walls fall down. Seven days then where was their rest, but God owns the Sabbath, it belongs to Him and the works of God, judgment, to do good, the law, the duties of the priest, it all belongs to Him. So much does it belong to Him that they may not rebuild this place, the gold goes into the treasury and all the animals are destroyed. There is a red cord hanging from a window, and Joshua is sure to keep the word that was given to Rahab. They do not neglect their promise to her and it is a taste of the time of the gentiles, the blessing that Abraham's seed would be to all nations. There are those that excuse everything in war, and truly she had served her purpose, but Joshua does not let the words of his servants fall to the wayside. They could have forgotten her, for what good was she to them now? She would have to learn outside the camp for a while. She would need to give up the gods of her former city, to understand the demands of the One true God and become a faithful servant of the Lord. The knowledge of God and kindness to His people have saved this whole family. Will you hide? Will you surround yourselves with the comfort of those pretending that the wrath of God is not to come? Or will you seek to know Him, saying blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord, blessed are the feet of those who carry the good news? There is a red cord hanging from this sinners window, and I shall teach my children the same.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
Jonah got into a boat to avoid God's call, the people of Jericho have shut the gate in fear of the army outside. In the latter days men beg the mountains to fall on them, to cover them from judgment. There is no place to hide, denial is not a safe retreat, the comfort of others is fleeting.
Even the general receives direction from a greater than himself. It is an unusual battle plan that can leave nothing to the glory of men or war, no one would naturally find this way. The battle truly belongs to Christ. For six days they march once a day around the city and just as God looked back upon creation, the seventh day, they to recount as much with six laps plus one. On the Sabbath lap the people shout and the walls fall down. Seven days then where was their rest, but God owns the Sabbath, it belongs to Him and the works of God, judgment, to do good, the law, the duties of the priest, it all belongs to Him. So much does it belong to Him that they may not rebuild this place, the gold goes into the treasury and all the animals are destroyed. There is a red cord hanging from a window, and Joshua is sure to keep the word that was given to Rahab. They do not neglect their promise to her and it is a taste of the time of the gentiles, the blessing that Abraham's seed would be to all nations. There are those that excuse everything in war, and truly she had served her purpose, but Joshua does not let the words of his servants fall to the wayside. They could have forgotten her, for what good was she to them now? She would have to learn outside the camp for a while. She would need to give up the gods of her former city, to understand the demands of the One true God and become a faithful servant of the Lord. The knowledge of God and kindness to His people have saved this whole family. Will you hide? Will you surround yourselves with the comfort of those pretending that the wrath of God is not to come? Or will you seek to know Him, saying blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord, blessed are the feet of those who carry the good news? There is a red cord hanging from this sinners window, and I shall teach my children the same.
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. Ephesians 3: 1-13
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