“This miracle was beyond normal expectation; no other city had been conquered this way. Israel couldn’t depend on their prior experience or what had happened for others in battle. All they had was God’s promise (Joshua 6:5), but they believed that promise and acted according to that belief.” (Guzik)
Spiritual Death
“Why was Israel commanded to practice such complete destruction? Because the greatest sins of the Canaanites were spiritual: When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not appointed such for you. (Deuteronomy 18:9-14)” (Guzik)
I believe we are witnessing the spiritual death of our own country just as Jericho did. It may not be with an army but we are witnessing judgments with increasing devastation. I’ve studied the Bible and understand God is in control and He wins! The end is coming and it may not happen in my lifetime but evil is upon us. REPENT now before it’s too late! Don’t be like the people in Noah’s time and put it off.
Are you blameless before the Lord?
Blessings
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