JERICHO Joshua 6 Jericho Joshua sent two spies

JERICHO Joshua 6

Jericho Joshua sent two spies Joshua 2: 1 Rahab hid them from king of Jericho 2: 2 -7 Rahab’s faith and request 2: 8 -13 The conditions for salvation 2: 14, 17 -20 – Don’t tell – Tie the scarlet cord to the window – Be in the house • Spies had to do their part (not get caught) • She let them out the window with the cord • •

Jericho • • • God already gave Jericho to Israel Joshua 6: 1 -2 March around once for six days 6: 3 Seven times the seventh day 6: 4 Seven priests blow seven trumpets 6: 4 Nobody even speaks until the last time 6: 5 Priests will make a long blast then all shout Each goes in where he is when the walls fall Don’t take anything out of the city 6: 16 -19 They did what God said, saved Rahab 6: 20 -25

Lessons from Jericho Example of grace by faith that works 6: 2 I have given Jericho into your hand (grace) Heb. 11: 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell After they were encircled for seven days (works) • Our obedience shows faith that we do nothing to earn God’s blessing; it is His grace • Marching had nothing to do with the walls falling except God said to do it • They demonstrated it was by God’s power • •

Lessons from Jericho • God gave inheritance unconditionally Deut. 7: 6 -11, Rom. 11: 29 • But keeping inheritance is conditional Deut. 8: 18 -20, Rom. 11: 16 -24 • Type-antitype relationship • Means of spies’ deliverance was Rahab’s deliverance (scarlet cord) • Cord out of the side of the wall was like the blood of the Passover lamb for Israel • Type of Jesus’ blood for us Eph. 1: 7, Heb. 10: 22