Joshua in the Hebrew is in Greek
Jesus: iesous – is a transliteration of the Hebrew “Joshua,” meaning “Jehovah is salvation” (VCED)
(vv.1-2) Jericho is about
Jericho: yerichah Moon: yareach (OTESD)
Jericho: moon city (MCED)
The walls of Jericho were high and thick
But the people who live there are strong, and their cities are large (fortified [ESV]) and walled. – Numbers 13:28 (CEV)
It looks , but from God’s perspective it’s a
(God) I have given Jericho into your hand… – Joshua 6:2 (NASU)
Like Joshua, God brings all of us to the point where all we have to go on is:
The Plan: (vv.3-5)
Notice: The battle plan is not too kosher
- Priests were exempt from war (Numbers 1:47-53)
- Ark wasn’t to be taken into war (1 Samuel 4&5)
- Trumpet for war was to be made of silver (Numbers 10:2&9)
- On the Sabbath they travel 7 times farther
(vv.6-14)
3 Lessons While Marching:
1. We understand the of the situation
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts. – Zechariah 4:6 (NASB95)
2. We develop
…so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. – Hebrews 6:12 (NASB95)
3. We learn (v.10)
…avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. – 2 Timothy 2:16-17 (NASB)
Israel’s marching will be a final for Jericho
(vv.16-17)
…all who are with her in the house, for she hid the messengers (mal-awk) whom we sent… – Joshua 6:17 (YLT)
Messengers: mal-awk’ – a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) (OTESD)
“Shout! (rua) For the LORD has given you the city.” – Joshua 6:16 (NASB)
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise (rua) to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise (rua) unto him with psalms. – Psalms 95:1-2 (KJV)
Now the part that most miss:
(God) I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. – Joshua 1:3 (NIV)
…houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant… – Deuteronomy 6:11 (NIV)
And as for you, you are to be careful of the devoted things, lest you defile yourselves by taking some of the devoted things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. – Joshua 6:18 (LBT)
God gave the Promised Land to His people, but the always belongs to (v.17)
However, a firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate it; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s. – Leviticus 27:26 (NASB95)
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income. Then your barns will be full, and your vats will overflow with fresh wine. – Proverbs 3:9-10 (GWT)
The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. – Deuteronomy 14:23 (TLB)