BY FAITH JERICHO FELL

Sunday Morning:  April 28, 2002

Text: Hebrews 11:30  "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days."

MOSES IS DEAD

Joshua 1:1  "Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,"

AARON IS DEAD

Numbers 20:29  "And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel."

NEW HIGH PRIEST

Numbers 20:25-26  "Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

26. And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there."

NEW LEADER

Joshua 1:10-11  "Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11. Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it."

LEADERSHIP METHOD

Joshua 3:6  "And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people."

NOT MENTIONED

Exodus 13:21  "And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:"

NEW COMMITMENT

Joshua 1:17-18  "According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18. Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage."

SANCTIFY YOURSELVES

Joshua 3:5  "And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you."

SEPARATION

Genesis 35:2  "Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:"

NO TURNING BACK

Joshua 4:18  "And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before."

THE LAND IS HOLY GROUND

Joshua 5:15  "And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. . . ."

NEW DIET

Joshua 5:12  "And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year."

 

 

BY FAITH

2 Corinthians 5:7  "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"

NEW BEGINNING

Joshua 4:19  "And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal (less than two miles from Jericho), in the east border of Jericho."

WEST SIDE OF JORDAN

Joshua 5:7  "And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way."

ISRAEL WAS VULNERABLE

Genesis 34:24-25  "And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25. And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males."

PROTECTED

Joshua 5:1  ". . . when all the kings of the Amorites, . . heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan . . their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more. . "

PASSOVER RENEWED

Joshua 5:10  "And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho."

BLOOD APPLIED WHERE THEY WALKED

Exodus 12:7  "And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it."

SPY OUT THE LAND AND JERICHO

Joshua 2:1  "And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, . . ."

OLD BATTLE STRATEGY

Exodus 17:9  "And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand."

REHEARSE THIS TO JOSHUA

Exodus 17:14  "And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua:"

NEW BATTLE STRATEGY

Joshua 6:3-4  "And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4. And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets."

TAKE NO PRISONERS

Joshua 6:20-21  "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. 21. And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword."

A GOOD SOLDIER

2 Timothy 2:1, 3-4  "Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 3. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."

THOSE OVER YOU IN THE LORD

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13  "And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13. And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves."

OBEY THEM IN THE LORD

Hebrews 13:17  "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."