Joshua 6:1-16; 20; 27
1 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. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
6 So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” 7 And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. 9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” 11 So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.
12 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!
20 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.
27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
1) We journey through the wall by
“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” - 1 Corinthians 2:14
2) We journey through the wall by
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” - Psalm 27:14
“’Be still, and know that I am God…’” - Psalm 46:10
3) We journey through the wall by
“The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.” - Revelation 11:15
Sermon Questions for Further Discussion
Discovery
1) What specific actions did the Israelites take each day for six days, and what was added to their routine on the seventh day?
2) Based on the passage, what was the immediate result of the priests sounding the trumpets and the army shouting?
Understanding
3) The sermon described God’s plan for Jericho as “peculiar.” What might God have been teaching Joshua and the Israelites about His power and their role through this unusual strategy?
4) The sermon emphasized the importance of silence. How does the command for the Israelites to remain silent, despite being a military force, highlight their dependence on God rather than their own strength?
Application
5) Reflecting on the “unusual nature of God’s plan,” how might your current or future “wall” be an opportunity for God to work in a way that defies your expectations or human logic?
6) Considering God’s timing and the call to “wait,” what specific area in your life are you struggling to surrender to God’s perfect timing, and how does this passage inform or shape it?
7) The sermon highlighted “embracing our part.” What is one concrete action you can take in the next two weeks to “charge straight in” and live out the new life or victory that God has already made available to you?
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