The McLaughlin Bible Class

12/11/16 - Ron Boyd

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"CONQUEST" Joshua 6:12-25

CONQUEST

Joshua 6:12-25

¹² Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests took the ark of the Lord, ¹³ and the seven priests carrying seven trumpets marched in front of the ark of the Lord. While the trumpets were blowing, the armed troops went in front of them, and the rear guard went behind the ark of the Lord. ¹⁴ On the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

¹⁵ Early on the seventh day, they started at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same way. That was the only day they marched around the city seven times. ¹⁶ After theseventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city. ¹⁷ But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live, because she hid the men we sent. ¹⁸ But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster on it. ¹⁹ For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

²⁰ So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The people advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city. ²¹ They completely destroyed everything in the city with the sword—every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey.

Rahab and Her Family Spared

²² Joshua said to the two men who had scouted the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house and bring the woman out of there, and all who are with her, just as you promised her.” ²³ So the young men who had scouted went in and brought out Rahab and her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.

²⁴ They burned up the city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the Lord’s house. ²⁵ However, Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy on Jericho, and she lives in Israel to this day.

CONQUEST | JOSHUA 6:12-25      Explore the Bible, pp. 21-30
McLaughlin Bible Class      December 11, 2016

God gives His people victory when they trust Him and obey His commands.

I. GET IT
1. What does this story teach us about the attitude God wants us to have when we succeed?
2. What temptation(s) was faced by the Israelites?
3. What is our culture's attitude toward wealth and what should be our attitude?
4. What does it mean to you to be devoted to the Lord?

II. EXPLORE IT
1. What did the Israelites do differently on the seventh day of their siege of Jericho? (6:15)
2. According to Joshua, who gave the city of Jericho over to the Israelites? (6:16)
3. Why did Joshua instruct the Israelites to keep away from the devoted things? (6:18)
4. What were the Israelites supposed to do with all the wealth of Jericho? (6:19)
5. How were Rahab and her family treated by the Israelites? (6:22-23, 25)
6. For what reason was Rahab's life spared? (6:25)

III. PRINCIPLES
1. All the marching and horn-blowing in the world means nothing unless the Lord brings the victory.
2. When we come to God in faith, he saves us from the judgment all around.
3. We often sorrow over loss even though we know it is for the best. But God wants us to leave the past behind and move on with Him.

IV. APPLY IT
1. What concrete action can you take to arm yourself against a temptation you expect to face?
2. What is one change you can make in your life to move closer to being completely devoted to God?
3. List victories God has won in your life.
4. Take time to thank God for His faithfulness in what seemed impossible situations.
5. Trust God for the challenges you face today.

Memory Verse
This is so that all the people of the earth may know
that the Lord’s hand is mighty, and
so that you may always fear the Lord your God.
     Joshua 4:24              Ron Boyd, Bible Teacher