JOSHUA, JORDAN & JERICHO
We all know that the Lord parted the RED SEA
for the Israelites to cross (when they left Egypt)
and now 40 years later He does it again …..
He stops the JORDAN river flowing
so that they can cross into the PROMISED LAND
READ THESES KEY VERSES
JOSHUA 4:21-24
21 He said to the Israelites,
“In the future when your descendants ask their parents,
‘What do these stones mean?’
22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
23 For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan
before you until you had crossed over.
The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea
when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over.
24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth
might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful
and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.”
THE LORD TOLD THEM HOW TO CONQUER JERICHO
Joshua 6: 1-6
v 3 - fighting men march for 6 days around the walled city , once a day
v4 - 7 priests was ahead of the ark
v4 - on day 7 - march around 7 times in silence (only priest blowing horns)
v5 when you hear the LONG blast - SHOUT
THE WALLS WILL COLLAPSE
Joshua 6:22-25 - RAHAB SAVED
In today's lesson, we saw that the people of Jericho trusted in the city's wall to protect them, whereas the Israelites trusted in God. Many people rely on their own strength or talents to solve life's problems. That works some of the time, but what happens when the problems are too big for us to handle? God's children can take comfort in knowing that He can make even the biggest problems crumble, just as He made the wall of Jericho fall. Will you believe God's promises and have faith that He wants the best for you?