Joshua 6: Jericho

This week we will look at our first battle. We have often talked about how God promised to go before His people in battle, now we will see it in action.

Observation:

• Read Joshua 6
• Read Joshua 6 and mark the following words: Joshua, Jericho, God/Lord, Rahab, ark of covenant, ban, references to time.
• In your journal list the progression of events in this chapter.
• Read the following questions and write the answers in your journal:
• What were the conditions at Jericho?
• What does God tell Joshua about the city?
• What instructions does the Lord give regarding getting into the city?
• Who was to be involved in the events of the wall coming down?
• What happens to the wall? According to the text is there any significance in the way it falls?
• What happens to Rahab? Do you remember where Rahab lived?

Interpretation:
Read the following questions and write the answers in your journal:

• Using Blue Letter Bible look up the phrases fall down flat and write down what you learn in your journal.
• What have we seen previously about the role of the ark of the covenant? Why do you think God instructed the Israelites to carry it around the city of Jericho? Why are the priests involved?
• Why is there the interruption of events in Joshua 6:17-19? What instruction or warning does Joshua give the people?

Application:
What do you learn about the might and the power of God? Do you look at God that way? Write down in your journal what the Lord is teaching you this week.

This is an interesting article regarding what archeologists have studied at Jericho: http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/06/The-Walls-of-Jericho.aspx