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Joshua prefigures Christ as he faithfully leads God’s people through battle into triumphant conquest and inheritance of the Promised Land. This commentary explores the history, culture, archaeology, and theology of the book to deepen faith in the victorious Savior. The author’s intimate knowledge of the Holy Land and his experience as a missionary and pastor bring the biblical text to life.

and the large numbers in the nation of Israel would seem to indicate that it would be unlikely. A detail not mentioned in the orders of the LORD to Joshua in 6:2–5 comes out in Joshua’s command in 6:10. Everyone is to be silent during the seven days until Joshua gives the command for the loud shout. There shall be complete silence except for the sound of the trumpets as the city is circled thirteen times! Think of the tension that verbal silence must have created within Jericho, and the sense of
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