Journey
Outsiders brought in
A woman of Jericho, a Moabite, a Syrian general, a Greek mother, an Ethiopian official and a centurion of the Italian band. How people from outside Israel were welcomed in.
People in this journey
Opening stop: Without the camp, Joshua 6:22
Joshua keeps the oath the spies had sworn on Rahab's roof (Joshua 2:8-14), and the same two men bring her family out. They are set first outside the camp of Israel. The text does not say how long they stayed there, only that she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day. James sets her beside Abraham as someone whose faith showed in what she did (James 2:21-25). Her whole household came through with her, a pattern this journey meets again at its end.
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
King James Version
The Lord tells Joshua that Jericho is given into his hand and commands an unusual procession. Armed men, seven priests with horns, the ark and the rear guard circle the city once on each of six days. On the seventh they make seven circuits; at Joshua's command the people shout, the wall falls, and they enter the city. The account explicitly describes killing men and women, young and old, as well as livestock. Rahab and the household with her are the stated exception because she hid the spies. The two spies bring her family out and place them outside Israel's camp; the narrator then says she lives in Israel. The city is burned, while silver, gold and metal vessels go to the Lord's treasury. Joshua pronounces a curse on rebuilding it, tied to the builder's firstborn and youngest sons, and his fame spreads.
Continue the journey
This journey has 9 stops. The opening stop is free. Premium opens the rest of the guided path, and every Scripture chapter stays free to read.