Joshua 6
Now that is the art of intimidation at its finest! Can you imagine? The people of Jericho have witnessed the waters of the river Jordan being stopped as the whole nation of Israel crosses on dry land. They sat within their walled cities doing nothing while the men of Israel were circumcised and waited to be healed within their camp. And now... they watch from inside their walled city as the priests carry the ark of the covenant, the ark of their Lord; the warriors of Israel march quietly, without a word; as the ram's horns are blown continuously around their home for seven days. What were the people of Jericho thinking while all this was going on? The people of Jericho watch all of these strange happenings and they wait. They wait for the Israelites to attack for these many days. They wait for their end is near.
Can you imagine the fear that this multitude of nomadic warriors has caused within the hearts and minds of the people of Jericho. What man could cause the water of the river to stop flowing? What man could strategize like this? No man, only God. God is with these people. And then... on the seventh day as they circled the city for the seventh time that day, the ram's horns sounded one long blast and all the warriors shouted and Jericho comes tumbling down. Jericho is taken and destroyed forever. What kind of fight did they even engage? Or had the art of intimidation rendered them powerless even before the wall came down?
Let not your heart be troubled, do not fear, for the LORD is with you.
Now that is the art of intimidation at its finest! Can you imagine? The people of Jericho have witnessed the waters of the river Jordan being stopped as the whole nation of Israel crosses on dry land. They sat within their walled cities doing nothing while the men of Israel were circumcised and waited to be healed within their camp. And now... they watch from inside their walled city as the priests carry the ark of the covenant, the ark of their Lord; the warriors of Israel march quietly, without a word; as the ram's horns are blown continuously around their home for seven days. What were the people of Jericho thinking while all this was going on? The people of Jericho watch all of these strange happenings and they wait. They wait for the Israelites to attack for these many days. They wait for their end is near.
Can you imagine the fear that this multitude of nomadic warriors has caused within the hearts and minds of the people of Jericho. What man could cause the water of the river to stop flowing? What man could strategize like this? No man, only God. God is with these people. And then... on the seventh day as they circled the city for the seventh time that day, the ram's horns sounded one long blast and all the warriors shouted and Jericho comes tumbling down. Jericho is taken and destroyed forever. What kind of fight did they even engage? Or had the art of intimidation rendered them powerless even before the wall came down?
Let not your heart be troubled, do not fear, for the LORD is with you.
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