Mark’s Memos

We’ve been seeing that God declared Jericho (the first city Israel would conquer in the Promised Land) as “cherem” which means devoted to God or devoted [doomed] to destruction (Josh. 6:17). After defeating the strong city of Jericho, Israel lost a battle to the much...

We’ve been seeing that God declared Jericho (the first city Israel would conquer in the Promised Land) as “cherem” which means devoted to God or devoted [doomed] to destruction (Josh. 6:17). Jericho was the first fruits or tithe of the Promised Land (see Lev. 27:30,...

But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the LORD; they shall come into the treasury of the LORD." (Josh. 6:19) We’ve been seeing that God declared Jericho (the first city Israel would conquer in the Promised Land) as “cherem”...

Last week we saw that God declared Jericho (the first city Israel would conquer in the Promised Land) as “cherem” which means devoted to God or devoted [doomed] to destruction (Josh. 6:17). And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things [cherem], lest you...

“Now the city shall be doomed by the LORD to destruction, it and all who are in it.” (Josh. 6:17) God told Joshua that Jericho, the first city in the Promised Land that they were to conquer would be doomed by the Lord to destruction (Josh. 6:17). The Hebrew word for...

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days.” (Heb. 11:30) We’ve been looking at God’s strategy for Israel to take possession of Jericho (Josh. 6:1-9). Notice that the people had to be willing to do something for a week that...

The strategy God gave the Israelites for taking Jericho was the armed men of war led the way, followed by the priests with the trumpets, followed by the priests with the ark, followed by the rest of the people, followed by the rear guard (Josh. 6:3-9). Was there any...

"Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!” (Josh. 6:16) Joshua was given a specific strategy from God for possessing Jericho. It involved marching around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day with the seven priests blowing their...

“Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.” (Josh. 6:1) Just as God wanted His people to possess the Promised Land in the book of Joshua, so does God have territory for you to possess! Jericho was the first...

In Joshua 6, the people of God began taking possession of their Promised Land. Our Promised Land represents the abundant life in Christ that God wants us to be living out now (John 10:10; Rom. 8:37). It’s not enough to enter The Promised Land, we have to now Possess...