Jericho Conquest

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I.I. God Commands the God Commands the RidiculousRidiculous

““Go and loosen the sackcloth from your Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet hips and take your shoes off your feet … [and go] naked and barefoot [for] … [and go] naked and barefoot [for] three years as a sign and token against three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush.”Egypt and Cush.” - Isaiah 20:2-3- Isaiah 20:2-3

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““Now you son of man, get yourself a Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem. Then lay siege city on it, Jerusalem. Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps and place battering ramp, pitch camps and place battering rams against it all around. Then get rams against it all around. Then get yourself an iron plateyourself an iron plate



… … and set it up as an iron wall between and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel … Lie down on your left side … for Israel … Lie down on your left side … for 390 days … [and then] on your right 390 days … [and then] on your right side for 40 days.” side for 40 days.”


II. God judges the II. God judges the entiretyentirety““When the Lord your God brings you When the Lord your God brings you

into the land where you are entering into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many to possess it, and clears away many nations before you. Then you shall nations before you. Then you shall utterly destroy them. Furthermore, utterly destroy them. Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them. you shall not intermarry with them. For they will turn your sons away from For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods.”following Me to serve other gods.” - - Deuteronomy 7:1-4Deuteronomy 7:1-4


II. God judges the II. God judges the entiretyentirety““Now Joshua lifted up his eyes and Now Joshua lifted up his eyes and

looked, and behold, a man was looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand. He said, ‘I indeed drawn in his hand. He said, ‘I indeed come now come now as as captain of the host of the captain of the host of the Lord.’ And Joshua fell on his face to the Lord.’ And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to earth, and bowed down, and said to him, ‘What has my lord to say to his him, ‘What has my lord to say to his servant?’ The captain of the Lord’s …servant?’ The captain of the Lord’s …


II. God judges the II. God judges the entiretyentirety… … host said to Joshua, ‘Remove your host said to Joshua, ‘Remove your

sandals from your feet, for the place sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.’ And where you are standing is holy.’ And Joshua did so.” Joshua did so.” - Joshua 5:13-15 - Joshua 5:13-15


II. God judges the II. God judges the entiretyentirety““For our struggle is not against flesh For our struggle is not against flesh

and blood, but against the rulers, and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the forces of this darkness, against the spiritual spiritual forces forces of wickedness in the of wickedness in the heavenly heavenly places.places. Therefore, take up Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day.”be able to resist in the evil day.” - Ephesians 6:12-13 - Ephesians 6:12-13


III. God graces the unlikelyIII. God graces the unlikely““But God demonstrates His own love But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of Godof God through Him.” through Him.” – Romans 5:8-– Romans 5:8-99


IV. God exalts the IV. God exalts the obedientobedient


““This book of the law shall not depart This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” then you will have success.” - - Joshua 1:8Joshua 1:8

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