2006-08-23 08:14:32 · 6 answers · asked by deaity 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Joshua had sent spies into Jericho to get information before they crossed the Jordan. When the king tried to capture the spies, a woman named Rahab hid them under flax stalks on her roof.
Before they lay down, Rahab came up to the roof and said, I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us . . . for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. Not only had the people of Jericho heard what happened at the Jordan River - - they also knew how God had divided the Red Sea. And everyone was afraid.
The king had locked the gates to trap the spies inside Jericho, and Rahab offered to help them escape on one condition - - when the city fell, she and her family would be saved alive. The spies agreed to do this, then she let them down by a rope through a window. Since her house was on the outside of the wall, they could get away and run back to the camp at Gilgal. Before they left, however, they told Rahab to hang a scarlet cord from that same window so the army of the Israelites would not hurt them.
The spies had good news for Joshua. Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us.
The king of Jericho shut up all the gates so no one could go out or come in. Then God told Joshua exactly how to capture Jericho, commanding, You shall march around the city . . . you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do for six days. On the seventh day they marched around the same way seven times, but on the seventh time, everyone would shout and the walls would fall down.
In the march, the soldiers would come first, followed by seven priests blowing on trumpets made from rams horns. Next would come the ark of the covenant, with the rest of the people last. And, except for the priests blowing their trumpets, nobody was to say a word.
What do you think the people of Jericho thought? They could look out from the wall and see this strange parade - - day after day, silent except for the blowing of the priests trumpets. What was going to happen?
On the seventh day they found out. The Israelites started about daylight that day, going around six times instead of one time as they had done before. On their seventh round, Joshua commanded them, Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!
The Bible says when the people shouted with a great shout that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. But they saved Rahab and her family alive.
2006-08-23 08:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by pooh bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was the first middle eastern city that the tribe of Israel ( who were just fresh from wandering in the desert for 40 years) decided to conquer. I think they were afraid, so they got special instructions from the God of Abraham on how to win the war and get this city. They circled it once a day for 7 days and on the 7th day God said to shout really loud at the walls. So they did and after they shouted the walls instantly fell down! So all the Israeli army could now just walk over the destroyed walls. So they did and won the city.
2006-08-23 08:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ye Shall Be As Gods 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Israel marched around it for a week and the walls fell. The actual historical city of Jericho was found by archaeologists using the bible as a reference and sure enough the walls of that city were spilled outward which is contrary to how sieges took place in those days, walls were typically knocked in.
2006-08-23 08:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can find out for yourself by reading the book of Joshua. I believe that the story of Jericho is a very interesting saga which is a very good example of a person right after they have received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. When we first get saved, God leads us into the wilderness. After passing some tests and learning to trust God, we come into our Promise land. When we first get there, our battles are supernaturally easy because God fights our battles. Then once we allow sin back into our lives, we start to lose our victories. If we can learn from the Jews and their mistakes and their victories, we can apply them to our lives so that we too can conquer all that God wants to give us. We can learn a lot by reading the Book of Joshua. It teaches us how to war in the Spirit by being obedient to God and His Word, the Bible.
2006-08-23 08:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by Apostle Jeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 02:41:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not about Jericho from the bible - tis is a city and it takes place after a nuclear war.
2006-08-23 08:19:43 · answer #6 · answered by DesignR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋