Powerful Captain

Jericho was a strong city with very thick walls, and that there were many mighty men or valour in the city to fight

i. against the children of Israel still her faith was firm and _ great, and she believed in the victory of the living God. ‘That is why without any ‘delay she tied the scarlet thread, “it is through faith, and ‘simple “faith ‘atone that we can ' Salm: salvation: and thus find ourselves ready to ‘receive ‘S4he great-heavenly inheritance. FO

tit be _o nr ae _. “eon io oa - <§o:. POWERFUL CAPTAIN: — -. mol.

. Then.came the time for the Israelites to cross the river -. Jgedan and-enter into the land:of Canaan. They. went ~ ‘gesase the river in-the-most unusual way. This also shows (eS Something. tore: of. the :way in which we can -eater; into. and enjoy our inheritance in-Christ Jesuea. God instructed, “Yet there shall be a space between you and it, “ifle, The ark of the covenent of: the Lord): about two ‘sthousand cubits by measure:: come not near unto. it, that -ye may know. the way by whic: ye must'go: for - ye -have pet: passed that way here after’ (Josh. 3t4).. When the _ ‘+ priests-carrying the ark of the covenant were: to enter the -#promised:land, first God Himealf was going. before. them ity fightontheit behalf. I twas not by their own strength, ‘it power or ability that they could-cross the river of conquer ‘the ‘strong enemies:who then occupied the land, ‘namely: ‘thy Caraunites; the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, - Girgashites, ‘the Amorites and the Jebusites.. The ark was. to remind them that the. living.and the mighty God: was Himself.among them-as their powerful Captain. He would ' lead thenyand-drive autthe enemies before them,.and _ they-were not to depend an their own strength, ability. or weapons ofwar. a