Resurrection Sunday, 2021 (Notes)

One day, Joshua was near Jericho when he saw a man standing some distance in front of him. The man was holding a sword, so Joshua walked up to him and asked, “Are you on our side or on our enemies’ side?” 14 “Neither,” he answered. “I am here because I am the commander of the Lord’s army.” Joshua fell to his knees and bowed down to the ground. “I am your servant,” he said. “Tell me what to do.”

15 “Take off your sandals,” the commander answered. “This is a holy place.”  So Joshua took off his sandals.

Joshua 5:13-15 (CEV)

People love a resurrection – but no one wants a cross.

It was the lessons learned in the wilderness that prepared Joshua and his people for Jericho.

“Before Israel could conquer anything else in the promised land, they had to be conquered by God – and Joshua’s total submission shows that they are conquered by Him. This is the missing element in a life of victory for many Christians; they have not been, and are not continually being, conquered by God.”

– David Guzick

“Take the chest and have seven priests carry trumpets and march ahead of it.” 7-10 Next, he gave the army their orders: “March slowly around Jericho. A few of you will go ahead of the chest to guard it, but most of you will follow it. Don’t shout the battle cry or yell or even talk until the day I tell you to. Then let out a shout!”  As soon as Joshua finished giving the orders, the army started marching.

Joshua 6:6-10 (CEV)