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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:5

“ And it shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight before him.” On the seventh day, once the city had been surrounded seven times, a long distinguishing blast was to be made on the trumpet of ram’s horn. Then all the people (probably indicating all the men of war) were to shout with a great... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:1-27

Joshua 5:13 to Joshua 6:27 . The Capture of Jericho.— The narrative begins at Joshua 5:13; Joshua 6:1 is an insertion (observe that RV places it in brackets), so that Joshua 6:2 should immediately follow Joshua 5:15. The captain of Yahweh’ s host is therefore Yahweh Himself. In the rest of the chapter we have a composite narrative, so skilfully compiled that at first sight there is not much fault to find. Closer inspection, however, shows that there are two signals for the fall of the walls—... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:3

Go round about the city once, at convenient distance, out of the reach of their arrows; thus shalt thou do six days, every day once. This and the following course might seem ridiculous and absurd, and is therefore prescribed and used by God, that they might learn to take new measures of things, and to expect success not from their own valour or skill, or probable means, but merely from God’s appointment and blessing; and in general, not to judge of any of God’s institutions by mere carnal... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:4

Of rams’ horns, or, of the jubilees, i.e. such trumpets wherewith they were to sound in the years of jubilee, Leviticus 25:9. Either this, or one of the other six, was certainly a sabbath day; and it is not material which was it, for the command of the Lord of the sabbath was sufficient to legitimate any action. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:5

When they make a long blast, as is usual in the close of musical sounds. The wall of the city; not all of it, which was not only unnecessary, but inconvenient, and might have given the people better opportunity of escaping; but only a considerable part of it, where the Israelites might fitly enter; for Rahab’s house was not overthrown, Joshua 6:22. Flat, Heb. under it, i.e. below the place they stood in; or, in its place: it was not battered down with engines, which would have made part of it... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 6:1-5

THE SIEGE AND FALL OF JERICHOCRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 6:1. This verse is merely a parenthesis in the account of the interview, beginning chap. Joshua 5:13, and ending chap. Joshua 6:5. The division of the chapters in the midst of a deeply interesting narrative of only eight verses, is most unhappy. Was straitly shut up] Marg. “Did shut up, and was shut up.” The antecedent act of closing—which probably followed the escape of the spies—and the continuance of that act, are both marked in the phrase.... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Joshua 6:5

And it shall come to pass The central truth here is that spiritual victories are won by means and upon principles utterly foolish and inadequate in the view of human wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:17-29; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:1-27

Chapter 6So in chapter six we begin the conquering of the land. The method by which they took Jericho was very fascinating indeed.The Lord said to Joshua, I have given to you the city of Jericho, and its king, and his mighty men. Now you're to encircle the city, all of your men of war. You're to walk around the city once, and you're to do this for six days. And the seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and on the seventh day ye shall circle the city seven times,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 6:1-27

Joshua 6:4 . Seven trumpets of rams’ horns. Josephus uses this term, “rams’ horns:” but in most versions it is holy trumpets, or trumpets used in the Jubilee, as seems to be implied by the Hebrew word Jobel. Joshua 6:10 . Ye shall not shout. Men are apt to shout in war, and animals raise their cries when they fight. Joshua 6:21 . They utterly destroyed young and old. Moses commanded them in future wars to spare the women and the little ones, when storming a city. Deuteronomy 20:14.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 6:1-5

Joshua 6:1-5Now Jericho was straitly shut up.Shut upAn old writer says that every carnal heart is a Jericho shut up; God sits down before it and displays mercy and judgment: it hardens itself in a wilful security and saith, “I shall never be moved.” What numbers of men there are who close their hearts and keep them barred against God! God might have thrown down the walls of Jericho at once, but you must remember that He uses means to accomplish ends. God required Israel to walk round Jericho.... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:1-27

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 6:5

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 6:1-5

Scofield's Reference Notes - Joshua 6:5

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:1-27

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 6:1-27

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 6:1-5

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