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The Destruction of Jericho

1 Now aJericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.  
2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! aI have given Jericho into your hand, its bking, and the mighty men of valor.  
3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear seven atrumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city bseven times, and cthe priests shall blow the trumpets.  
5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.”
6 Then Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.”
7 And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Joshua 6:3

Round about the city once - At a convenient distance, out of the reach of their arrows. Six days - Every day once. This and the following course might seem ridiculous and absurd, and is therefore prescribed by God, that they might learn to take new measures of things, and to expect success not from their own valour, or skill, but merely from God's appointment and blessing; and in general, not to judge of any of God's institutions by mere carnal reason, to which divers of their ceremonies would seem no less foolish than this action.


 
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