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A Test of Faith
Commentators agree that God's strange command to march around Jericho was a profound test of Israel's faith and patience. The plan seemed illogical and militarily foolish, forcing the people to abandon their own reason and trust completely in God's word, even when it made no sense from a human perspective.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 6:3–6
18th Century
Theologian
The command of the Lord regarding how the fall of Jericho should be brought about is given in these verses in a condensed form. Further details (se…
John Calvin
On Joshua 6:3
16th Century
Theologian
And you shall compass the city, etc. The promise was, indeed, fitting and sufficient in itself to give hope of victory, but the method of …
John Gill
On Joshua 6:3
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall compass the city, all [you] men of war
Joshua their chief commander under the Lord, and all that were …
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 6:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Jericho resolved that Israel would not be its master. It shut itself up, being strongly fortified by both human skill and natural defenses. Thus, t…