Then the LORD said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
Joshua 6:2-5 NIV
The story of the fall of Jericho is one of the better-known stories in the Bible. And what makes it so popular is the unique way in which the city was conquered. For seven days, the army was to march around Jericho. In the middle of the marching line was the ark of the covenant, carried by priests, preceded by seven priests blowing trumpets. And on the seventh day, they were to do this seven times. Then, on the final lap, the…
