Jun 12, 2018
The title of this episode is March. Madness. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. This story, found in Joshua 6:1-14, has always fascinated me. There are those who would write it off as fiction, as some of kind of Hebrew fable told from one generation to another. But I believe it is a real story involving actual events that took place because of the sovereign will and unlimited power of God Almighty. You’re most likely familiar with Israel’s march around the walls of Jericho and the unbelievable outcome. They marched and the walls fell. Not a single spear was thrown. Not arrows were shot. There was no catapult hurling huge stones at the walls of Jericho. And there was no long, drawn-out siege. In fact, the whole thing lasted a week. Everything about this story is crazy – from the battle plan God gave to Joshua to the day-by-day carrying out of that plan by the Israelites. It was madness. But it was also God’s will. Their first conquest was going to involve questionable tactics and would require unwavering faith on the part of the people of Israel. But if they would do their part, God would miraculously do His.