Joshua:6

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* Verse 1-5 - Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master . It shut itself up , being strongly fortified both by art and nature . Thus were they foolish , and their hearts hardened to their destruction ; the miserable case of all that strengthen themselves against the Almighty . God resolves Israel shall be its master , and that quickly . No warlike preparations were to be made . By the uncommon method of besieging the city , the Lord honoured the ark , as the symbol of his presence , and showed that all the victories were from him . The faith and patience of the people were proved and increased . * Verse 6-16 - Wherever the ark went , the people attended it . God 's ministers , by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel , which proclaims liberty and victory , must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare . As promised deliverances must be expected in God 's way , so they must be expected in his time . At last the people were to shout : they did so , and the walls fell . This was a shout of faith ; they believed the walls of Jericho would fall . It was a shout of prayer ; they cry to Heaven for help , and help came . * Verse 17-27 - Jericho was to be a solemn and awful sacrifice to the justice of God , upon those who had filled up the measure of their sins . So He appoints , from whom , as creatures , they received their lives , and to whom , as sinners , they had forfeited them . Rahab perished not with them that believed not , * Verse Hebrews - strkjv @11:31 . All her kindred were saved with her ; thus faith in Christ brings salvation to the house , Acts strkjv @14:31 . She , and they with her , were plucked as brands from the burning . With Rahab , or with the men of Jericho ; our portion must be assigned , as we posses or disregard the sign of salvation ; even faith in Christ , which worketh by love . Let us remember what depends upon our choice , and let us choose accordingly . God shows the weight of a Divine curse ; where it rests there is no getting from under it ; for it brings ruin without remedy . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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