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Day Seven: The Gospel in Joshua 6
This post is part of the series: Day Seven: Joshua and Jericho» I’ve saved the best for last. At the end of Joshua 6, we see a slightly odd paragraph:    Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho. “At the cost of his [...]
Day Six: The Crumble Isn’t the End
This post is part of the series: Day Seven: Joshua and Jericho» In Joshua 6, we see in verse 20 that God brings to pass just as He instructed Joshua in verse 5. But here’s the thing: the people’s work wasn’t done once the walls came down…it had just begun. They had much work to [...]
Day Five: Destroying Idols
This post is part of the series: Day Seven: Joshua and Jericho» Here in our series of posts on Joshua and Jericho, we are increasingly getting our toes stepped on. This week will be no exception. Check verse 18 out from Joshua 6:  But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you [...]
Day Three: Business as Usual
This post is part of the series: Day Seven: Joshua and Jericho» As we continue our series through Joshua’s conquest of Jericho, we’ve pretty much established who’s in charge here: Jesus, then Joshua. We have a leadership in place. But what about the people. There’s something really interesting between the lines in Joshua 6: the [...]
Day Two: Someone Has to Lead
This post is part of the series: Day Seven: Joshua and Jericho» If you missed the first post in this series, check it out here (link). The way that Jesus works is through people. He is ultimately in charge, but then He selects men to lead His people according to His commands. We see this [...]