THE FALL OF JERICHO Joshua 6 Preparation for

THE FALL OF JERICHO Joshua 6

Preparation for the Battle • Joshua 1: 2 -4 God’s promise and command to get the people ready • God prepares Joshua 1: 6 -9 • Joshua organizes the people 1: 10 -18 • Joshua sends the spies 2: 1 -24 • Rahab’s conversion 2: 8 -13 • The Amorites’ fear 2: 24, 5: 1 • Crossing the Jordan 3: 1 -4: 24; 4: 14

Preparation for the Battle • 5: 1 -9 the men were circumcised • This distinguished them from the previous generation • Uncircumcision represented sinfulness Col. 2: 1113 • 5: 10 -12 the manna stopped • 5: 13 -15 God was present at the battle • He was on neither side v. 14 • God has given the city to them 6: 2

The Strategy of the Battle • 6: 3 -7 the men march around the city once a day for six days • Seven priests with ram’s horns follow while blowing the horns • Priests follow with the ark of the covenant • They march seven times on the seventh day • The priests blow extra long at the end • The people shout • The walls would fall flat • Each man to enter at the spot he was

Lessons of the Battle 1. God gave Israel the city Joshua 6: 2 • The walls fell by faith Hebrews 11: 30 • They fell only after Israel obeyed God • Saved by grace through faith that works Ephesians 2: 8 -10, James 2: 24 2. The trumpet and the shout are parallel to the passage in 1 Thessalonians 4: 13 -18 • Also the men entering immediately where they were 1 Corinthians 15: 51 -54

Lessons of the Battle • 3. Rahab and the scarlet cord 2: 15, 18 • Means of the spies’ salvation was also her salvation • What would it look like hanging out the window? • A picture of the blood of Christ 4. Rahab was instrumental in the genealogy of Christ Matthew 1: 5 • We are saved by the blood of Christ through faith (Eph. 1: 7) that obeys (Romans 6: 3)