26.26: Jesus in the Old Testament Part 4: Victory as Jericho is Destroyed, Now War Begins

<p>Yes, a holy war is about to begin as God leads &nbsp;the Israelites into the Promised Land. What makes this different from &nbsp;other wars is we already know the outcome. Not just that this is a &nbsp;history book, but God tells Joshua, Jericho is yours! Nothing like &nbsp;knowing you’re going to win before the battle even starts! That &nbsp;definitely is a boost of confidence as well as trust. You can’t be &nbsp;confident if you don’t <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/12/31/god-created-god-is-love-god-is-still-in-control-you-can-trust-god/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">trust God</a>.</p> <p>It was the people of Jericho who were afraid. Word spread quickly about how <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2021/06/25/jesus-in-the-old-testament-part-3-god-performs-a-powerful-astounding-miracle/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">God dried up the Jordan River so the Hebrews could cross.</a> You’d think they’d turn from their <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/08/02/proven-truth-how-paganism-and-idolatry-started-in-the-church/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pagan worship</a> and turn to God like <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2021/06/24/jesus-in-the-old-testament-2-the-jericho-adventure-begins-in-a-scandalous-way/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Rahab</a> did — she and her family are the only ones spared. Let’s dig into the story….</p> <p><a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2021/06/26/jesus-in-the-old-testament-part-4-jericho-is-destroyed-now-war-begins/"><em><strong>Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper and watch the special videos at the bottom….</strong></em></a></p> <p>It’s time to GET RIGHT WITH GOD!</p> <p><em>Jesus didn’t suffer torture and die so we could have religion! He died so He could have a Relationship with YOU!</em></p> <p>If you want to reap all the benefits of salvation including the 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven then…</p> <p><em><strong>Believe. Repent. Be Baptized. Receive the Holy Spirit.</strong></em></p> <p>Pray t