I'm preparing for Teen 1 at Camp Li-Lo-Li. The past couple of days I have been studying Joshua 6. We see in this portion of scripture that faith responds in obedience and God responds to that obedient faith with blessing.
Here is the alliteration I've come up with so far--mind you, it's not my specialty...but these words seem to work pretty well.
- Problem (vs. 1) - Jericho was shut up inside and outside.
- Promise (vs. 2) - God uses the past tense to describe the fact that He already sees the city as theirs.
- Procedure (vs. 3-5) - God describes to Joshua the means by which they are to conquer the city.
- Procession (vs. 13-15) - In obedience to God's procedure, the people march around the city thirteen times culminating on the 7th day with seven circuits of the city.
- Prohibition (vs. 18) - Nearly everything in the city was to be destroyed. Only the silver, gold, bronze, and iron was to be saved.
- Provision (vs. 20) - The walls really did fall--just like God had promised!
- Protection (vs. 22-23, 25) - As promised (Joshua 2:14), Rahab and her family were spared from the judgment.
- Prominence (vs. 27) - God was with Joshua, and news of the victory spread throughout the land.
If anyone has any additional insights, I'd be happy to hear them in the comments.
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