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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
The cross references for Hebrews 11:30 emphasize the power of faith and the power of God. Both Joshua 6:3-20 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 show how faith in God can lead to victory over seemingly impossible odds. In Joshua 6, the Israelites are told to march around the city walls of Jericho for seven days and then shout with a great shout and the walls will fall. In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul talks about the power of faith to destroy strongholds, arguments, and every thought that is contrary to the knowledge of God. Both passages emphasize the power of faith and the power of God to overcome any obstacle.
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| Joshua 6:3-20: You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him.” So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.” And he said to the people, “Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord.” | Both passages refer to the fall of the walls of Jericho. Hebrews 11:30 highlights the faith of the Israelites, who marched around the city as commanded by God, believing that the walls would eventually fall. Joshua 6:3-20 details the instructions given by God to Joshua for the Israelites to march around the city for six days and then seven times on the seventh day, when the priests would blow the trumpets and the people would shout. This act of faith and obedience led the walls to fall. |
| 2 Corinthians 10:4-5: For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, | Both passages demonstrate the power of faith. Hebrews 11:30 shows that faith can bring down physical walls, as the walls of Jericho fell down when the Israelites marched around them seven times. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 shows that faith can bring down spiritual strongholds, as it has divine power to destroy arguments and opinions that are contrary to the knowledge of God. Both passages demonstrate that faith can bring down any obstacle, whether physical or spiritual. |
Dear Lord,
We thank You for Your power and protection. We are grateful that You are our strength and our shield. We know that You can bring down any wall that stands in our way, just as You did with the walls of Jericho. Help us to have faith in You, so that we can trust in Your divine power to bring down any stronghold that stands in our way.
Help us to be equipped with the weapons of our warfare that come from You, so that we can destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of You. Help us to take every thought captive and obey You, so that we can live in Your will and Your way.
We thank You for Your faithfulness and Your love. In Your Holy Name we pray, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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