Bedtime Stories – Round In Circles

In this lesson, we are looking at Joshua 6 and the “battle” of Jericho. The ironic thing about this text is that the “battle” is only two verses long, whereas the instructions take up most of the chapter. It seems like the writer was using slow-motion to capture the wrong points. But actually he’s simply emphasizing obedience over action. I’m going to propose that we often revolt against God’s plan due to fear or because we have a better plan. Both of which are caused by the same belief: that we know better than God. The point of this story is to show that God is capable of single-handedly carrying out his plan of deliverance. We, like the Israelites, are called to die to our natural reactions and be obedient to his plan, no matter how ridiculous it may seem.