True Following

6. TRUE FOLLOWING Bn,

After crossing the river Jordan the children of Israel had to conquer the highwalled city of Jericho. The Lord - told them that if only they would follow Him as He went. before tham and do whatever He commanded them, they would 'be able to see the étiemy defeated. - God informed the lafaalites so clearly that they had not passed: that way Befre and that’ they could not depend tpor the wisdom they had acquired in Egypt or any other’ past ex+ —pértendé*of theirs. Only the Lord knew tHe way and He © aloné could lead them.. They simply had to follow Hith.: ©

“The different cities in the land of Canaan were —conquered in different ways. Al was not conquered in the same way as Jericho was conquered.. So the Lord I had a different plan-each tims. He revealed His plans.to. Joshua step by step and the children: of Israel could be sure ~ of victory. when they ‘Tmplicity “followed: the - revealed plan.: The raasen why-the- Lord had acked them: - LS -.to keep a gave between them and the ark of the covenant (Josh, 3:4) /was‘that they could keep their eyes on-attained:s folowon, 2.5 °° 7. a