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So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

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Victory Through Obedience

The victory at Jericho was not a result of military strategy but of Israel's radical obedience to God's specific, unusual commands. Commentators explain that the people's shout was an act of faith, trusting that God would supernaturally fulfill His promise. This event demonstrates that God's power is often unleashed not through human strength but through simple, faith-filled obedience.

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Joshua

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Joshua 6:20

16th Century

Theologian

So the people shouted, etc. Here the people are praised for obedience, and the faithfulness of God is, at the same time, celebrated. They …

John Gill

John Gill

On Joshua 6:20

17th Century

Pastor

So the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the trumpets As Joshua had charged them, (Joshua 6:16) ;

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Joshua 6:17–27

17th Century

Minister

Jericho was to be a solemn and dreadful sacrifice to God's justice, upon those who had filled up the measure of their sins. So God decreed, from wh…