And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of Yahweh’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after Yahweh’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went.
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… the city circling it once then the army returned to camp and spent the night there Joshua got up early the next morning and the priest took up the ark of the Lord the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day, they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. And here comes the good part. Verse 15. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day, they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around when the priest sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, shout for the Lord has given you the city. Yeah, that's all right too. Shout for the Lord has given you the city and drop down to verse 20, when the trumpet sounded, the army shouted. And at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall came down. So everyone charged straight in and they took the city. …
… God has said. And so in verses six and seven, Joshua tells the man, hey, go and do this. Go and get the trumpets, go and get the ark of the Lord and obey. And today you could be staring at a wall while ignoring what God has already spoken to you about. And so he walks in obedience, but then grab this. This is one piece I love as I read this scripture. He walks in the word and he walks in God's presence. He walks in the word and he walks in the presence. Verse six and seven tells Joshua, summoned the priest and said, take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Grab this, the ark goes first. The ark goes first. Give you context of the ark. I think we talked about it before, but the ark represented the throne of God among his people. And inside of it were the tablets of the law. They were there. That was the word of God. …
Keep going. Then seven priests bearing seven trumpets of ram's horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually and blew with the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, but the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord while the priests continued. Keep going. Blowing the trumpet. Keep going. And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to camp. So they did six days. days. But I love when God sticks his butt in my situation. It came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early about the dawning of the day and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day, only they marched around the city seven times. and the seventh time it happened. I like that. That sounds, it happened. When the priest blew the trumpets that Joshua said to the people, shout for the Lord has given you the city. Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction. …