the Conquest of Jericho Joshua 6

 

Joshua 6 – The Conquest of Jericho

 

The people of Israel are camped on the west side of the bank of the Jordan River. This is the land that God had promised them, a land of milk and honey. They have been conditioned for victory by circumcision. Joshua made sharp knives for the circumcision. According to J. Vernon McGee this speaks of the Word of God, which “…is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword…” Heb. 4:12.

In our country today all the morality lines are rubbed out, but there is still black and white in the Word of God. We need to get back to Bible morality, because there is no blessing to this nation or any people until they come back to the Word of God.

The first step of conquest is Jericho. By taking the cities of Jericho and Ai, the center of the land will be theirs.

Jericho was prepared for the attack of the Israelites. They did not think they would arrive as quickly as they did, but they shut up the city and prepared for the attack. Joshua follows the Lord’s instructions exactly. They are marching toward the city. In front of the procession is the ark carried by the priests, and the priests carries horns. The forces of Jericho gather at the gate. 

 

The Israelites go all the way around, and instead of attacking, they go back into camp! The next six days they do the same thing. If you had asked Joshua why he was doing this, he probably would have said, “I take my orders from the Captain of the hosts of the Lord. This is what he has told me to do, and I am doing it.” So, on the 7^th. Day they march around the wall again. They do it seven times, and the people shouted when the priests blew the horns. The walls of Jericho fell flat! “By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were encompassed about seven days.” Heb. 11:30 God got the victory; Israel got the possession.

A great problem that many believers have today is that they are trying to “fit the battle of Jericho” and overcome the world.  But you and I need to start taking orders from the Captain of our Salvation.

True to their promise they saved Rahab and all her family that was with her in the house.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.