God commanded the Israelites to use silver trumpets to call assemblies, signal camp movements, and sound alarms for battle. The story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho describes how Joshua led the Israelites in a battle where the walls of Jericho miraculously fell after priests blew trumpets and the people shouted. Over seven days, the Israelites marched around Jericho once per day with priests blowing trumpets. On the seventh day, they marched seven times and at Joshua's command, the people shouted and the walls fell, allowing the Israelites to conquer the city except for Rahab and her family who were spared. The story teaches about having faith in God's power to overcome obstacles.
Name your Jericho - anxiety, fear, negative thinking, lust, anger, impatience or something else. What walls need to come down, what strongholds of sin need to be destroyed? (2 Cor. 10:4-6) List lessons we can learn from Israel at Jericho that help us understand the abundant life of a Christian?
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Blog post: http://bit.ly/10Cs-Pt1
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Another name for Mt. Sinai is Mt. Horeb. Several weeks ago, we saw in Exodus 24 that Moses fasted and waited atop Mt. Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights, waiting for God to deliver His Law to His people. And then, we saw in Deuteronomy 9 that after Aaron made the golden calf idol and the nation worshipped this Egyptian god, the God of Israel threatened to destroy the nation of Israel and make a new nation descended from Moses. But instead of allowing himself to become the new focal point of biblical history, Moses interceded in prayer for 40 days and 40 nights atop Sinai and begged God to relent. And now, we find ourselves nearly 500 years later. After defeating the prophets of the pagan god Baal on Mt. Carmel, Elijah the prophet has learned that evil Queen Jezebel is seeking revenge. He flees for 40 days and 40 nights and in great fear he sits atop Mt. Horeb, the same mountain that Moses spent two such 40-day jaunts. Elijah wishes he was never born, but God ministers to him and comforts him. And in this we see a picture of Jesus, who gently nurtures His people and ultimately promises the Holy Spirit as the greatest comforter of all time.
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Blog post: http://bit.ly/10Cs-Pt1
Joshua 9-10, Long Day Of Joshua; Gibeonites; typology, Moses a type; Destroy ...Valley Bible Fellowship
Joshua chapters 9-10, Long Day Of Joshua; The Gibeonites = Survivors; typology, Moses as a type; Destroy Every Man, Woman, And Child; “Jerusalem” Jebusites, Yerushalaim; Bible cross reference charts; Y’all; Hebron; Valley of Ayalon
Power Point presentation slides on an introductory lesson on the Ten Commandments by Danny Scotton Jr of Alpha Baptist Church in Willingboro, NJ. Covers some background and context of the Ten Commandments, as well as the key, first commandment.
Blog post: http://bit.ly/10Cs-Pt1
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40 Days and 40 Nights_Jesus our ComforterStephen Palm
Another name for Mt. Sinai is Mt. Horeb. Several weeks ago, we saw in Exodus 24 that Moses fasted and waited atop Mt. Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights, waiting for God to deliver His Law to His people. And then, we saw in Deuteronomy 9 that after Aaron made the golden calf idol and the nation worshipped this Egyptian god, the God of Israel threatened to destroy the nation of Israel and make a new nation descended from Moses. But instead of allowing himself to become the new focal point of biblical history, Moses interceded in prayer for 40 days and 40 nights atop Sinai and begged God to relent. And now, we find ourselves nearly 500 years later. After defeating the prophets of the pagan god Baal on Mt. Carmel, Elijah the prophet has learned that evil Queen Jezebel is seeking revenge. He flees for 40 days and 40 nights and in great fear he sits atop Mt. Horeb, the same mountain that Moses spent two such 40-day jaunts. Elijah wishes he was never born, but God ministers to him and comforts him. And in this we see a picture of Jesus, who gently nurtures His people and ultimately promises the Holy Spirit as the greatest comforter of all time.
Christmas Through the Eyes of Isaiah_Isaiah 9Stephen Palm
In the concluding message in the series, we investigate the third "Sign Child" of the Immanuel prophesies, Jesus, the son of King David. This passage contains the essence of the Incarnation - the child born in Bethlehem is also the Son of God, given to redeem us.
Bible presentation given at Laindon Old Paths Christadelphian Ecclesia on 21st December 2016, as part of a series on the Life and Times of Joshua. This study focussing on the conquest of Jericho and Ai (as well as the connected symbology and types)
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Blog post: http://bit.ly/10Cs-Pt1
Joshua 9-10, Long Day Of Joshua; Gibeonites; typology, Moses a type; Destroy ...Valley Bible Fellowship
Joshua chapters 9-10, Long Day Of Joshua; The Gibeonites = Survivors; typology, Moses as a type; Destroy Every Man, Woman, And Child; “Jerusalem” Jebusites, Yerushalaim; Bible cross reference charts; Y’all; Hebron; Valley of Ayalon
Why do you think Rahab is listed among the “heroes” of faith in Hebrews 11? Do you feel that some sins in your past or present are so terrible that they can’t be forgiven or that you are unworthy to serve God? How does Rahab’s story encourage you? What was the emotional state of the people in Jericho? (Josh. 2:9, 11; 6:1) How did this confirm God’s promises in Deut. l:21, 29–31? Read carefully Josh. 2:9–13. What did Rahab know about Israel's history? How long before had the Red Sea been crossed? (Ex. l4). How long before had Sihon and Og been conquered? (Deut. 2:26-3:ll) What did Rahab specifically say she believed about the God of Israel? What is impressive about her faith? Could anyone else in Jericho have come to the same conclusions?
The extended info for Jonah prophecy with additional scriptural information. The seventy weeks is not included neither is the sanctuary types. This resource is somewhat of a support to the powerpoint presentation.
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Our God is indeed a merciful God (PS. 136), showing compassion and goodness to the righteous and wicked alike.
The fact that we woke up this morning, that we have a roof over our heads and food and drink is a testament to God’s daily mercy.
More importantly, we have His grace and truth, that is profoundly a testament of His mercy.
When we pray, we come before the mercy seat of God, asking for His forgiveness with daily petitions for ourselves and for our loved ones and even our enemies.
We cannot live without mercy, therefore, let us further understand what it is.
The act of enduring mental, physical or emotional discomfort or difficulty for a prolonged period of time with patience and spiritual integrity.
The endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment without waver from the truth.
Not easily provoked.
A state of calmness and security one feels in life because his or her faith/hope in God.
The ability to fight disquieting or oppressive thoughts that jeopardize your spiritual well being.
Maintaining harmony in personal relations with your family, friends and strangers.
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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
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Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
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By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
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Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
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The trumpet of the Lord
1. The Trumpet of the Lord:
Joshua and the Battle of
Jericho By Evelyn Pointer
2. God commanded Moses
to make to silver
trumpets. The trumpets
were to be used for the
calling of the assembly,
for the journeying of the
camp, to sound the
alarm for battle and also
to blow over the
offerings of the Lord.
The trumpet represents
the voice of God. The
bible speaks often of the
sound of the trumpet
from heaven. The
trumpet was blown when
the children of Israel
received the law from Mt.
Sinai. “And it came to
pass on the third day in
the morning, that there
were thunders and
lightnings, and a thick
cloud upon the mount,
and the voice of the
trumpet exceeding loud;
so that all the people
that was in the camp
trembled. And Moses
brought forth the people
out of the camp to meet
with God; and they stood
at the nether part of the
mount.
3. GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN
And Mount Sinai was altogether
on a smoke, because the Lord
descended upon it in fire: and the
smoke thereof ascended as the
smoke of a furnace, and the
whole mount quaked greatly. And
when the voice of the trumpet
sounded long, and waxed louder
and louder, Moses spake, and
God answered him by a voice.”
Exodus 19:16-19.
4. The trumpet was used to warn the
people that an enemy was coming.
Watchmen on the walls and in the towers
would blow the trumpet if they saw an
enemy. Today we are like watchmen
blowing the trumpet when we warn
people to obey God because judgment is
coming. Ezekiel chapter 33 explains how
God has set watchmen over the people
who are required to warn them to obey
the Lord. If the watchman does not warn
the people, their blood is on his head. If
he does warn the people and they do not
take heed then the people’s blood are on
their own head and not the watchman’s.
The trumpet will be blown during the
second coming of Christ. It will be blown
at the deliverance of God’s children,
Isaiah 27:13, “And it shall come to pass
in that day, that the great trumpet shall
be blown, and they shall come which
were ready to perish in the land of
Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of
Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the
holy mount at Jerusalem.”
5. Trumpet and Judgment
The trumpet will be blown
in sequence at the
execution of judgment on
the world when the Lord
begins to systematically
destroy this earth.
Revelations chapters 8-11
tell us about the terrible
judgments at the sound
of each of the seven
trumpets. The seventh or
last trump will be blown
at the resurrection.
6. When we study our
history in the bible, we
find that the blowing of
the trumpet figured
prominently in the
battles of ancient Israel.
One of the greatest of
these battles was when
Joshua led the children of
Israel at the battle of
Jericho. Let us talk about
Joshua one of the
greatest leaders in the
bible. We will also
discuss the history of
that battle as well as the
lesson it teaches us
today. We all have walls
that must come down.
There are barriers to
righteousness, barriers
to obedience that the
voice of God, like the
trumpet can remove.
When God enters into us,
and when his word
knocks down those walls
and enter in, then we
also, as the ancient
Israelites, can enter into
the Promised Land. We
can enter into our rest.
7. The final and great wall
is the knowledge of
evil, sin and death in
the flesh. Christ has
overcome the world but
we must continue to
resist sin until this final
great wall is removed.
Who was Joshua?
Joshua was Moses’
minister, which means
he was his assistant. He
worked under Moses to
help him with anything
he needed him to do.
Joshua was with Moses
when he went up on Mt
Sinai, though he did
not go into the cloud to
meet with God. After
the people made the
golden calf Moses met
with them, but Joshua
remained in the
tabernacle. When God
commanded the
children of Israel to go
into the Promised Land
they sent out twelve
spies to view the land.
All of the spies except
Joshua and Caleb
discouraged the people
causing them to refuse
to go in. They rebelled
against God. Because of
that, Joshua and Caleb
were the only men of
that generation that
lived to cross over
Jordan into the
Promised Land. “Surely
none of the men that
came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old
and upward shall see
the land which I sware
unto Abraham, unto
Isaac, and unto Jacob;
because they have not
wholly followed me:
save Caleb the son of
Jephunneh the
Kenezite, and Joshua
the son of Nun: for they
have wholly followed
the Lord.” Numbers
32:11-12.
8. God chose Joshua to
succeed Moses and
fight the battles of the
Lord in the land of
Canaan. Moses could
not take the children of
Israel into the Promised
Land because he hit the
rock in anger and
frustration with the
people when God told
him to speak to the
rock. “Also the Lord
was angry with me for
your sakes, saying,
Thou also shalt not go
in thither. But Joshua
the son of Nun, which
standeth before thee,
he shall go in thither:
encourage him: for he
shall cause Israel to
inherit it.”
Deuteronomy 1:38.
“And Joshua the son of
Nun was full of the
spirit of wisdom; for
Moses had laid his
hands upon him: and
the children of Israel
hearkened unto him,
and did as the Lord
commanded Moses.”
Deuteronomy 34:9.
God spoke to Joshua
and strengthened him
after the death of
Moses and commanded
him to bring the people
into the land. Joshua
1:1-8, “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, Moses
my servant is dead;
now therefore arise, go
over this Jordan, thou,
and all this people,
unto the land which I
do give to them even to
the children of Israel.
9. ThePromiseLand
Every place that
the sole of your
foot shall tread
upon, that have I
given unto you, as
I said unto Moses.
From the
wilderness and
this Lebanon even
unto the great
river Euphrates,
all the land of the
Hittites, and unto
the great sea
toward the going
down of the sun,
shall be your
coast.
10. A promise
There shall not any man be able to stand
before thee all the days of thy life: as I was
with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not
fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of
a good courage: for unto this people shalt
thou divide for an inheritance the land,
which I sware unto their fathers to give
them. Only be thou strong and very
courageous, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee: turn not from it
to the right hand or to the left, that thou
mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
This book of the law shall not depart out of
thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein
day and night, that thou mayest observe to
do according to all that is written therein:
for then thou shalt make thy way
prosperous, and then thou shalt have good
success.”
11. There were two major obstacles to
enter into the land. The first one
was the river Jordan. Remember
there were not just soldiers to
cross over; there were women,
children, cattle and wagons with
all kinds of goods including the
tabernacle. There was no bridge.
Secondly, the point of our story,
there was the city of Jericho that
had a wall so large that someone’s
house could fit on the top of it. It
was an impenetrable defense, or
so they thought. Joshua sent two
spies over Jordan to view the land.
They entered into Jericho and
came to the house of Rahab a
harlot. Rahab’s house was on the
top of the wall of Jericho. Rahab
had heard of all that the Lord had
done on behalf of Israel and what
happened to Egypt and also what
happened to the two kings on the
east of Jordan that were defeated
under the hand of Moses before he
died. She believed that God was
going to overthrow Jericho and
was afraid for her life. She hid the
spies, and they promised that if
she did not tell anyone that they
had come in that they would
protect her and her family. She
would not die when they came into
the land. A scarlet cord in the
window would let the soldiers
know who she was.
12. The River Jordan
The Lord commanded Joshua to
instruct the people to cross
over the river Jordan. The water
was high. Jordan overflowed its
banks at that time of the year.
God commanded Joshua to
have the priests that carried the
ark of the Lord enter into the
river. The river parted. All of
the people were able to cross
over on dry land. They took
twelve stones from the river,
where the priests had stood
and placed it as a monument of
the power of God.
Jericho was shut up. No one could
enter or leave. High up on the top
of the wall was a house. There was
a scarlet cord in the window. It
was Rahab’s house. All that were
inside of that house would be
spared. God commanded Joshua
and the children of Israel to
compass or march around Jericho
for six days. The armed men
would go first, and then seven
priests were to walk before the ark
of the Lord carrying seven
trumpets, then the ark of the Lord,
and last the rereward would
follow.
13. The people were not to speak a word
or make any noise. Only the priests
would blow the trumpets. Each day
they walked around the wall of Jericho
one time blowing the trumpet with the
ark of God but not saying a word. The
people in Jericho were very afraid.
What could this strange thing mean?
They weren’t trying to break down the
gate or climb over the wall. On the
seventh day God told them to do
something different. They compassed
the city seven times. On the seventh
time when the priests blew with the
trumpets Joshua commanded
everyone to shout. “And it came to
pass at the seventh time, when the
priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua
said unto the people, Shout; for the
Lord hath given you the city.” Joshua
6:16. “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 took the
city. 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.” Joshua 6:20-22.
14. They brought Rahab and her family out to the camp of
Israel and then they burned everything in the city except
for the gold, silver, brass and iron which they put in the
treasury of the house of the Lord.
The story of Jericho is a strong lesson for us on the
power of God to overcome all things. The sound of the
trumpet is the voice of God. It shows the power in his
word and in all things that he says. The seven days are a
completeness of time. Six days we labor and on the
seventh we rest. This earth suffers and labors for six
days, the seventh day we enter into eternity. All things
that are evil are destroyed. God does not destroy his
children.
15. Everyone in that city except for Rahab and her household
were children of the devil and we all know the types of sins
that the Canaanites did. They were sodomites, they
practiced human sacrifice and all manner of the worst sin
they committed, which is why God destroyed them. For all
of us, whether we live to see the coming of the Lord or we
die in Christ, our time period, and the life that we live is
six days. Six days is the time of our pilgrimage, whether
we live a long or a short life. It is the time of our labor and
our sorrow. The seventh day is the time of our deliverance
and our rest. It is the time of our redemption. The ark of
God is the word of God and the trumpets, made of ram’s
horn is the power of God and of his voice. Each of those
six days the word of God remains with us. His word speaks
to us to convince us of righteousness through the power
of his Spirit. Yet the forces of Satan remain and continue
to resist us. The knowledge of evil and the conscience of
sin remain while we are bound to this world at this time. In
this example the wall is the knowledge of sin. We can only
resist evil. We cannot remove that wall. On the seventh day
with the power of the Holy Spirit the wall comes down,
everything evil is destroyed and we enter into the rest of
the Lord.
16. Let us also consider
that the trumpets
were made of ram’s
horn. A horn is the
strength and power
of a ram and his chief
means of protection
and defense. There
were four horns, one
on each of the
corners of the altars.
On the Day of
Atonement the blood
would be placed on
the horns to make
atonement for the
people. In the book
of Habbakuk it
describes the coming
of the Lord. “God
came from Teman,
and the Holy One
from mount Paran.
Selah. His glory
covered the heavens,
and the earth was full
of his praise. And his
brightness was as the
light; he had horns
coming out of his
hand: and there was
the hiding of his
power.” Habakkuk
3:3-4
17. As we mentioned
earlier the book of
Revelations shows us
specifically the power
of seven trumpets in
the destruction of this
world. The word seven
means something is
complete or full. There
are seven Spirits of God
before the throne. It is
the Seven Spirits, and
the power of God that
will overcome the
forces of evil.
Revelations 4:5, “And
out of the throne
proceeded lightnings
and thundering and
voices: and there were
seven lamps of fire
burning before the
throne, which are the
seven Spirits of God.”
Revelations 5:6. “And I
beheld, and lo in the
midst of the throne and
of the four beasts, and
in the midst of the
elders, stood a Lamb as
it had been slain,
having seven horns and
seven, eyes, which are
the seven Spirits of God
sent forth into all the
earth.” Christ was
shown here as a lamb
slain, being a male
lamb which is a ram,
because it is the time
of the atonement and
the time that sin and
death will be overcome.
The seven horns are his
power and the seven
eyes are his spirit that
is sent out in the earth.
18. On the seventh day, the
day of our redemption,
we will hear his
glorious voice. Nothing
can resist him. All that
is unclean will be
destroyed. We will be
free from sin and
death. Until that time
we must continue to
resist evil. The ark of
God, his word remains
with us. We hear the
sound of the trumpet
through the spirit
warning us to resist evil
and to come out of
darkness. We continue
to recognize the day of
Trumpets to remember
our past, because it is
the lessons and
examples of our
fathers, and to
strengthen us today as
we look forward to our
future and our sure and
unfailing hope.