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- According to the Bible, at around 1,400 BCE, Jericho was the first city attacked by the Israelites after they crossed the Jordan River and entered Canaan. The Wall of Jericho was destroyed when the Israelites walked around it for seven days carrying the Ark of the Covenant.
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Jun 21, 2021 · Why did God order the destruction of Jericho (Joshua 6)? Answer: The "full measure of their sins" had been accomplished. Some of this was foretold to Abraham hundreds of years earlier. Much of Jericho's crimes may have paralleled those of the Antediluvian world during the time of Noah. The result of that was the Flood.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The story of the walls of Jericho falling down, recorded in Joshua 6:1–27, is one that vividly demonstrates the miraculous power of God. But more than that, the utter destruction of Jericho teaches us several grand truths regarding God’s grace and our salvation.
Jun 11, 2015 · Archaeology confirms that the flourishing Canaanite city-state of Jericho was destroyed by fire c.1550 BCE and only modestly rebuilt in the 10th-9th centuries BCE, leaving the site largely uninhabited during the period during which the story of Joshua is set.
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- How Does The Battle of Jericho Connect to The Gospel?
Joshua was the successor of Moses for God’s people. He was used to experiencing intense battles, miraculous events, divine intervention, and difficult situations. But Jericho seemed different. Now it was not just a sea and a wilderness to deal with — it was a heavily fortified city that stood between God’s people, the Israelites, and the “Promised ...
For the Israelites, this battle was yet another big step away from slavery and toward freedom. For Joshua, this was his first victory as the new, official leader of God’s people. For Jericho, this was the judgment of God on their wickedness and idolatry. God normally offers all of us (saved and unsaved alike) his “common graces,” such as the sunshi...
How in the world does a story of war, destruction, and bloodshed point to grace and mercy? To see this, we must zoom in to the middle of the story and look at one of the obscure players — a woman from Jericho named Rahabthe prostitute. Because of Rahab’s faith to hide the Israelite spies before the battle, Joshua (whose Hebrew name literally means ...
God’s mission has always been about giving grace to those who do not deserve it (which is all of us). From the day that Adam and Eve brought death onto the human race through sin, God has been involved in the redemption of mankind to deliver us from our sin and give us life. That is the gospel. And when we are looking for it, the gospel is evident ...
- Robert Hampshire
Mar 16, 2010 · Joshua and the Israelites were commanded to destroy the inhabitants of Canaan because of the spiritual threat they presented to God’s people (Ex. 34:11–16). Since this holy war was limited in scope and duration, the church is not allowed to take up the sword against unbelievers.
6 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men.
Jan 4, 2022 · In the Bible, Jericho is best known as the location of an astonishing miracle God performed. Jericho was the first city conquered by Israel after crossing the Jordan River and occupying the Promised Land (Joshua 5:13—6:23). Jericho’s location was key to its significance.
