That's some battle plan, God! Walk around...play some music...yell. As Israel begins to conquer Canaan, it runs into a major obstacle – Jericho. Jericho was a fortified city with a strong fortified wall around it and secure gates. Archeological digs have found sites where they believe Jericho was located. It appears that, according to one archeologist, it might have even had 2 walls around it; the outer wall being six feet thick and the inner wall being 12 feet thick. Houses were even built into the walls of the city (see Joshua 2:15).
Well, obviously, God’s battle plan seemed a bit unorthodox. But because of the way He had Israel conquer Jericho, there was a fear of the LORD and the Israelites that spread throughout the land of Canaan. God made the armies of Israel strong and successful as they came to occupy the land. It's a good thing Joshua listened to the bizarre directions that God had given him for taking the city of Jericho. We need to be obedient to God even though sometimes God calls us to do things that seem strange at first. God’s ways are not our ways yet they’re always good and right and best (and many times miraculous)!
Well, obviously, God’s battle plan seemed a bit unorthodox. But because of the way He had Israel conquer Jericho, there was a fear of the LORD and the Israelites that spread throughout the land of Canaan. God made the armies of Israel strong and successful as they came to occupy the land. It's a good thing Joshua listened to the bizarre directions that God had given him for taking the city of Jericho. We need to be obedient to God even though sometimes God calls us to do things that seem strange at first. God’s ways are not our ways yet they’re always good and right and best (and many times miraculous)!
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