Mark’s Memos

The king of Jerusalem (Adoni-Zedek) had heard what the people of God had done to Jericho and Ai and how Gibeon had made a covenant with Israel (Josh. 10). He was afraid because Gibeon was a great city, greater than Ai and its men were mighty. So, Adoni-Zedek got the...

“… but they did not seek the counsel of the Lord.” (Josh. 9:14) The people of Gibeon heard what the people of God had done to Jericho and Ai, so they pretended they had come from a faraway country to deceive the Israelites to entering into a covenant with them, which...

When the Israelites went against the city of Ai, God gave them a unique strategy for the battle (Josh. 8). Joshua had three groups of soldiers surround the city and lie in ambush on three sides at night. The rest of the people openly approached the city from the front...

Now the LORD said to Joshua: "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. (Josh. 8:1) The Israelites lost a battle...

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...