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6:1 Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites . No one was allowed to leave or enter . 6:2 The Lord told Joshua , “See , I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors . 6:3 Have all the warriors march around the city one time ; do this for six days . 6:4 Have seven priests carry seven rams ’ horns in front of the ark . On the seventh day march around the city seven times , while the priests blow the horns . 6:5 When you hear the signal from the ram’s horn , have the whole army give a loud battle cry . Then the city wall will collapse and the warriors should charge straight ahead .” 6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them , “Pick up the ark of the covenant , and seven priests must carry seven rams ’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord .” 6:7 And he told the army , “Move ahead and march around the city , with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord .” 6:8 When Joshua gave the army its orders , the seven priests carrying the seven rams ’ horns before the Lord moved ahead and blew the horns as the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed behind . 6:9 Armed troops marched ahead of the priests blowing the horns , while the rear guard followed along behind the ark blowing rams’ horns . 6:10 Now Joshua had instructed the army , “Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices ; say nothing until the day I tell you, ‘Give the battle cry .’ Then give the battle cry !” 6:11 So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time . Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there . 6:12 Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord . 6:13 The seven priests carrying the seven rams ’ horns before the ark of the Lord marched along blowing their horns . Armed troops marched ahead of them, while the rear guard followed along behind the ark of the Lord blowing rams’ horns . 6:14 They marched around the city one time on the second day , then returned to the camp . They did this six days in all. 6:15 On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before – only this time they marched around it seven times . 6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army , “Give the battle cry , for the Lord is handing the city over to you!

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  • I. The conquest of the land chs. 1-12A. Preparations for entering Canaan chs. 1-21. God's charge to Joshua 1:1-92. Joshua's charge to Israel 1:10-183. The spying out of Jericho ch. 2B. Entrance into the land 3:1-5:121. Passag...
  • In one sense verses 1-9 are a preamble to the whole book. They contain the basic principles that were to guide Joshua and Israel so they could obtain all that God had promised their forefathers.1:1 The first word of the book ...
  • 5:13-15 "Despite Joshua's long military experience he had never led an attack on a fortified city that was prepared for a long siege. In fact, of all the walled cities in Palestine, Jericho was probably the most invincible. T...
  • At Jericho, Israel learned God's strength. At Ai, she learned her own weakness. She could only conquer her enemies as she remained faithful to God's covenant."We are never in greater danger than right after we have won a grea...
  • The writer identified 31 kings in the order in which Joshua defeated them."Many of the same names appear in the Amarna letters, thus confirming the historicity of our text."158"The description was not complete. Shechem is not...
  • Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Province-List of Judah."Vetus Testamentum9 (1959):225-46.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonah. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Revised ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1977.Albright, William Foxwel...
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  • The Book of Samuel covers the period of Israel's history bracketed by Samuel's conception and the end of David's reign. David turned the kingdom over to Solomon in 971 B.C.3David reigned for 40 and one-half years (2 Sam. 2:11...
  • The Philistines, as we have already seen in Judges, were Israel's primary enemy to the west at this time. Samson, too, fought the Philistines (Judg. 13-16).52There are about 150 references to the Philistines in 1 and 2 Samuel...
  • The battle of Aphek (873 B.C.) took place on the tableland east of the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee), the modern Golan Heights. The Arameans greatly outnumbered Israel (v. 27), but God promised Ahab victory so he and all Israel...
  • "Having described the exaltation of Zion and her enlargement through the influx of the Gentiles, the prophet turns to describe the destruction of Zion's enemies."701"The oracle is most dramatic. The only OT passage that in an...
  • 2:6 As this army advanced, all the people in and around Jerusalem felt terrified and turned pale with fear (cf. Isa. 26:17; Jer. 4:31; Mic. 4:10).2:7-9 The enemy soldiers ran with great stamina and climbed over walls, as locu...
  • Having given His essential response to the people's repentance, the Lord now explained what He would do in more detail. This section is chiastic with the focus of emphasis on verses 21-24. Verses 19 and 26-27 promise a restor...
  • I. Introduction 1:1-6II. The eight night visions and four messages 1:7-6:8A. The horseman among the myrtle trees 1:7-171. The vision proper 1:7-152. The oracle about God's jealousy for Israel 1:16-17B. The four horns and the ...
  • 1:7 Zechariah received another revelation from the Lord three months after his previous one in Darius' second year, 520 B.C.35"On the same day (24 Shebat), five months earlier, the rebuilding of the temple had been resumed (c...
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Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Joshua 6:10-11The cheerful uniform obedience of Israel to Joshua stands in very remarkable contrast with their perpetual murmurings and rebellions under Moses. Many reasons probably concurred in bringing about this change of ...
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