The Walls of Jericho

Joshua 6

WHAT HAPPENED

Jericho was shut tight, and no one went in or out. God gave Joshua a surprising plan for the men of war to march around the city once each day for six days, and the people were to stay quiet. On the seventh day, they rose early and marched around the city seven times. Then the priests blew the trumpets, the people shouted, and the wall fell down flat. Joshua also kept his promise to Rahab by sending the two men to bring her out with all that she had.

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A Shut-Up City

Jericho was closed up tight because of the children of Israel. No one went out of the city, and no one came in. Everything was shut and still.

Joshua 6:1

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God's Strange Plan

God gave Joshua a surprising plan. All the men of war were to march around the city once. They were to do this for six days.

Joshua 6:3

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Marching Once a Day

Joshua commanded the people not to shout. They were not to make a sound with their voices or let a word come out of their mouths. They had to wait until the day Joshua told them to shout.

Joshua 6:10

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Seven Times on Day Seven

On the seventh day, the people rose early, at the dawning of the day. They marched around the city in the same way as before. But that day they went around seven times.

Joshua 6:15

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The Walls Fall Down

The priests blew the trumpets, and the people shouted. When they heard the trumpet sound, they gave a great shout. Then the wall fell down flat, and the people went straight before them into the city and took it.

Joshua 6:20

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Rahab Is Kept Safe

Joshua spoke to the two men who had spied out the country. He told them to go into Rahab’s house and bring out the woman and all that she had, just as they had promised her.

Joshua 6:22

MEMORY VERSE · New King James Version (NKJV)

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.””

Joshua 1:9

WHAT WE LEARN

God’s way may seem strange to us, but His plans are always right. His people obeyed, and God did the great thing they could not do for themselves. Jesus teaches us to trust Him too, because He is faithful and true.

DID YOU KNOW?

For six days, the men of war went around the city once each day.

TALK ABOUT IT

Why do you think God’s plan seemed unusual?
What did the people have to do before they shouted?
Who made the wall fall down flat?
How did Joshua care for Rahab?

PRAY ABOUT IT

Dear God, please help me trust You and obey You. Thank You for being strong and faithful when I am not.

📍 Where it happened: Jericho, in the land of Canaan

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