But if that's what it takes to praise You Jesus...

Joshua 6
The Fall of Jericho

Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. 3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. 4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 5 And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, [1] and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.”

I thought that this was interesting. It seems as thought that God always has a plan, and then he commands His people. In this case, the Israelites already defeated Jericho, in God's perspective. Then God tells Israel to go through this process..and when they do go through it and obey, then Jericho gets destroyed.

HOW DOES JERICHO GET DESTROYED? IT IS TOTALLY OBVIOUS THAT IT IS THE WORK OF GOD!!

We all know that anything happens because of God. But how about when I worked so hard and studied for my exam? Then I did well? It kinda seems that I played some part in it doesn't it...but we know for sure that it was God, it was because of Him. Yet it isn't so obvious in that case is it?
But how about this part with Jericho? The Israelites march around, blow horns, and shout and Jericho falls. Now that's pretty obvious that it was a work of God right?

Don't you agree?

I think it is like that with our salvation.

In God's perspective, Jericho was already defeated// In God's perspective we are justified.

God commanded the Israelites and they obey despite the difficulties and trials that may come// God commands us to obey and
repent and we obey and repent despite the difficulties and trials that may come

The Israelites have faith and total reliance on the Words of God// We have faith and total reliance on the Jesus Christ

Jericho falls and it is a work of God not of the Israelites...obviously...// We are saved and justified and it is a complete work of Christ....obviously...obviously? yes...saved by grace through faith.

What do you guys think?