The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Joshua 6:1-27. The LORD’s battle plan against Jericho is not what a human general would have designed. The commander of the LORD’s army instructs Joshua that the people are to march around Jericho once a day for six consecutive days. The LORD is their leader through the ark of the covenant. On the seventh day, the people are to march around the city seven times and only after that are they to shout. Joshua leads the people in following the LORD’s instructions exactly, and the LORD is faithful in giving the mighty city into the hands of His people. They devote everything to destruction, but Rahab is spared according to the promise made to her by the spies. Even as the LORD shows His justice in destroying the idolaters of Jericho, Rahab stands as an example of the LORD’s faithfulness to save. “The Promised Land Delivered” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Joshua. After the death of Moses, the LORD remains with His people to bring them into the Promised Land under Joshua. Throughout the book, the LORD proves that not one of His Word falls unfulfilled. Today, the Church has the same confidence that all of God’s promises find their “Yes” in Christ.