Lessons Learned From The Fall Of Jericho

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Lessons Learned From The Fall Of Jericho

• Joshua 61-5

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Gods Ways Are Not Our Ways

• Gods ways are higher. Isaiah 558-9 Rom. 1133
• Examples
• Exodus 1221-32 Plagues of Egypt.
• Numbers 214-9 Israel in the wilderness.
• 2 Kings 58-14 Naaman the leper.
• 1 Corinthians 118-30 Coming of Jesus.

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Gods Ways Are Not Our Ways

• Gods ways are higher. Isaiah 558-9 Rom. 1133
• Becoming a child of God above the ways of man.
• Mt. 1128-30 Hear and learn. cf. Rom. 1017
• Acts 238 Repentance and Baptism. cf. Acts 2216

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Gods Ways Are Not Our Ways

• Gods ways are higher. Isa. 558-9 Rom. 1133
• Government of the church. Acts 1423
• 1 Tim. 315 1 Thess. 18 Preaching the gospel.
• Eph. 416 Building up itself.
• Acts 244-45 432-35 61-8 Benevolence.

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Meaning Of Grace

• God gave them the city of Jericho. Joshua 62
• Israel was told what to do.
• Obedience involved.
• Ephesians 21-5, 8-9 Salvation is by grace.
• Told what to do. What shall we do? Acts 237
• Obedience involved. Eph. 210 cf. 2 Thess. 17-9

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Meaning Of Faith

• The walls of Jericho fell.
• Hebrews 1130 By faith.
• Joshua 6 By obedience.
• Rom. 51-2 We are justified by faith.
• Galatians 326 We are children of God by faith.
• Galatians 327 Our being a child of God by
  faith includes baptism.

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Meaning Of Faith

• Romans 51 We are justified by faith.
• Various Forms of Faith
• Weak (Romans 419)
• Strong (Romans 420 Acts 165)
• Little (Matthew 630 826 1431 168)
• Great (Matthew 810)

Means Could have faith But not SAVING
faith! James 214-26
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Gods Way Will Work

• When God joins a promise with a command, God will
  fulfill the promise if man will obey the command.
• Examples
• Exodus 12 The first born were saved.
• Numbers 21 Those who looked were healed.
• 2 Kings 5 Naaman was healed.
• Hebrews 58-9 Christ will save.