Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD's house. Then the IsraelitesThis phrase marks the collective action of the people of Israel, emphasizing their unity and obedience under Joshua's leadership. The Hebrew term for Israelites, "Yisra'el," signifies those who strive with God, reflecting their covenant relationship with Him. Historically, this moment follows the miraculous fall of Jericho's walls, a testament to their faith and God's power. burned up the city
The act of burning the city signifies total destruction, a common practice in ancient warfare to prevent future habitation and to symbolize complete victory. The Hebrew word "saraph" means to burn or consume with fire, indicating a thorough and purifying destruction. This act was also a fulfillment of God's command, demonstrating Israel's obedience to divine instructions. and everything in it
This phrase underscores the totality of the destruction, leaving nothing behind. It reflects the concept of "herem," or devoted to destruction, where everything is consecrated to God by being destroyed. This was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures to dedicate the spoils of war to their deities, but here it signifies Israel's dedication to the LORD. However, they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron
The exception made for these valuable materials highlights their importance and utility for the community. In the ancient world, metals were precious resources, often used for religious and communal purposes. The Hebrew word for silver, "kesef," and gold, "zahav," often symbolize wealth and purity, while bronze and iron represent strength and durability. into the treasury of the LORD’s house
This phrase indicates that the valuable items were dedicated to God, set apart for sacred use. The "treasury" refers to a storehouse for the temple, signifying that these materials were to be used for the service and worship of God. This act of dedication reflects the principle of firstfruits, where the best and first of the spoils are given to God, acknowledging His sovereignty and provision. Persons / Places / Events 1. IsraelitesThe people of God, led by Joshua, who are executing God's command to conquer Jericho. 2. JerichoA fortified city in the Promised Land, representing the first major conquest for the Israelites under Joshua's leadership. 3. Treasury of the LORD’s houseThe designated place for storing valuable items dedicated to God, signifying the importance of honoring God with the first fruits of victory. Teaching Points Obedience to God's CommandsThe Israelites' actions demonstrate the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions, even when it involves destruction or sacrifice. Dedication of First FruitsThe act of placing valuable items in the treasury signifies the principle of dedicating the first fruits of our labor to God, acknowledging His provision and sovereignty. God's Sovereignty in VictoryThe conquest of Jericho illustrates that victory comes from the Lord, and our response should be to honor Him with the spoils of our success. Holiness and SeparationThe destruction of Jericho and the dedication of valuables to God highlight the call to holiness and separation from worldly possessions and influences. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the Israelites' obedience in Joshua 6:24 serve as a model for our own obedience to God's commands today? 2. In what ways can we dedicate the "first fruits" of our lives to God, similar to how the Israelites dedicated the spoils of Jericho? 3. How does the account of Jericho's conquest encourage us to trust in God's sovereignty in our own battles and challenges? 4. What are some modern-day "treasures" that we might need to place in God's "treasury" as a sign of our dedication and trust in Him? 5. How can the principles of holiness and separation seen in Joshua 6:24 be applied to our daily lives in a world full of distractions and temptations? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 25Discusses the construction of the Tabernacle and the use of precious metals, connecting to the dedication of valuable items to God. 1 Samuel 15Relates to the theme of obedience to God's commands, as seen in Saul's failure to fully obey God, contrasting with the Israelites' obedience in Joshua 6. Proverbs 3:9Encourages honoring the Lord with one's wealth, paralleling the Israelites' dedication of valuable items to God's treasury. | Booty Given to God | C. S. Bushnell. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Discipline | J. Parker, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Jericho Captured | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Jericho Taken | W. M. Taylor, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Lessons from the Fall of Jericho | W. E. Griffis. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Rahab Saved | W. G. Blaikie, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Seems not This Too Severe to Forbid the Soldiers the Spoils of the City | C. Ness. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Christian Conflict | Chas. Leach, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Curse of Jericho | A. B. Mackay. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Fall of Jericho | C. Bradley, M. A. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Fall of Jericho | British Weekly Pulpit | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Fall of Jericho | S. E. Bushnell. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Fight of Faith | A. B. Mackay. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Lofty City, He Layeth it Low | A. Maclaren, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Overthrow of Jericho | John McNeill. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Potency of Inadequate Instrumentalities | W. G. Blaikie, D. D. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Siege of Jericho | C. D. Marston, M. A. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Unprosperous Builder | | Joshua 6:12-27 | | The Walls of Jericho | F. B. Meyer, B. A. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | Too Polluted to be Spared | W. Seaton. | Joshua 6:12-27 | | A City of Destruction | R. Glover | Joshua 6:22-24 |
People Israelites, Joshua, Nun, RahabPlaces JerichoTopics Articles, Brass, Bronze, Burned, Burning, Burnt, Copper, Fire, Gold, Iron, Lord's, Silver, Store-house, Therein, Town, Treasury, Vessels, WithinDictionary of Bible Themes Joshua 6:24 1310 God, as judge
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5591 treasure Joshua 6:22-25 6239 prostitution Library Rahab
'And Joanna paved Rahab the harlot alive... and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day.'--JOSHUA vi. 25. This story comes in like an oasis in these terrible narratives of Canaanite extermination. There is much about it that is beautiful and striking, but the main thing is that it teaches the universality of God's mercy, and the great truth that trust in Him unites to Him and brings deliverance, how black soever may have been the previous life. I need not tell over again the story, told with such …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureThe Siege of Jericho
'And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, ... until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11. So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.'-- JOSHUA vi.10, 11. The cheerful uniform obedience of Israel to Joshua stands in very remarkable contrast with their perpetual murmurings and rebellions under Moses. Many reasons probably concurred in bringing about this …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Shout of Faith
"And when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up, every man straight before him." The shout of a steadfast faith is an experience that is in direct contrast to the moans of a wavering faith, and to the wails of discouraged hearts, both of which we have been considering in our last two chapters. In the history of the children of Israel there were many occasions when they indulged …
Hannah Whitall Smith—The God of All Comfort Jericho Itself.
We read, that this city was not only wasted by Joshua with fire and sword, but cursed also. "Cursed be he before the Lord, who shall rise up and build that city Jericho," Joshua 6:26. "Nor was another city to be built (says the Talmudists), which was to be called by the name of Jericho: nor was Jericho itself to be built, although to be called by another name." And yet I know not by what chance this city crept out of dust and rubbish, lived again, and flourished, and became the second city to Jerusalem. …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Whether it is Lawful for Clerics and Bishops to Fight?
Objection 1: It would seem lawful for clerics and bishops to fight. For, as stated above [2661](A[1]), wars are lawful and just in so far as they protect the poor and the entire common weal from suffering at the hands of the foe. Now this seems to be above all the duty of prelates, for Gregory says (Hom. in Ev. xiv): "The wolf comes upon the sheep, when any unjust and rapacious man oppresses those who are faithful and humble. But he who was thought to be the shepherd, and was not, leaveth the sheep, …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Five Kings in a Cave
TEXT: "And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight."--Joshua 10:24-25. The history of the …
J. Wilbur Chapman—And Judas Iscariot The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria
Assur-nazir-pal (885-860) and Shalmaneser III. (860-825)--The kingdom of Urartu and its conquering princes: Menuas and Argistis. Assyria was the first to reappear on the scene of action. Less hampered by an ancient past than Egypt and Chaldaea, she was the sooner able to recover her strength after any disastrous crisis, and to assume again the offensive along the whole of her frontier line. Image Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a bas-relief at Koyunjik of the time of Sennacherib. The initial cut, …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7 Memoir of John Bunyan
THE FIRST PERIOD. THIS GREAT MAN DESCENDED FROM IGNOBLE PARENTS--BORN IN POVERTY--HIS EDUCATION AND EVIL HABITS--FOLLOWS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS AS A BRAZIER--ENLISTS FOR A SOLDIER--RETURNS FROM THE WARS AND OBTAINS AN AMIABLE, RELIGIOUS WIFE--HER DOWER. 'We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.'--2 Cor 4:7 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.'--Isaiah 55:8. 'Though ye have lien among the …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 He Does Battle for the Faith; He Restores Peace among those who were at Variance; He Takes in Hand to Build a Stone Church.
57. (32). There was a certain clerk in Lismore whose life, as it is said, was good, but his faith not so. He was a man of some knowledge in his own eyes, and dared to say that in the Eucharist there is only a sacrament and not the fact[718] of the sacrament, that is, mere sanctification and not the truth of the Body. On this subject he was often addressed by Malachy in secret, but in vain; and finally he was called before a public assembly, the laity however being excluded, in order that if it were …
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh Joshua
The book of Joshua is the natural complement of the Pentateuch. Moses is dead, but the people are on the verge of the promised land, and the story of early Israel would be incomplete, did it not record the conquest of that land and her establishment upon it. The divine purpose moves restlessly on, until it is accomplished; so "after the death of Moses, Jehovah spake to Joshua," i. 1. The book falls naturally into three divisions: (a) the conquest of Canaan (i.-xii.), (b) the settlement of the …
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