
Jos 6:5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
the wall of the city shall fall down flat
The central truth here is that spiritual victories are won by means and upon principles utterly foolish and inadequate in the view of human wisdom (1Co 1:17-29; 2Co 10:3-5).
Jos 6:10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
Ye shall not…make any noise with your voice…until the day I bid you
Jos 6:19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
consecrated
Jos 6:20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
the people shouted
Faith. vs. 20, 25; Psa 2:12. (Gen 3:20; Heb 11:39.)
the wall fell down flat
Miracles (O.T.). vs. 6-25; Jos 10:12-14. (Gen 5:24; Jon 2:1-10.)
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