Joshua opened the campaign with the siege of Jericho, a city which could not trust so much to the courage of its people as to act offensively, and to send out its forces to oppose Israel’s landing and encamping, but trusted so much to the strength of its walls as to stand upon its defence, and not…

We have here a contest between God and the men of Jericho, and their different resolutions, upon which it is easy to say whose word shall prevail. I. Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master, Josh. 6:1. It was straitly shut up, because of the children of Israel.

We have here an account of the cavalcade which Israel made about Jericho, the orders Joshua gave concerning it, as he had received them from the Lord and their punctual observance of these orders.

The people had religiously observed the orders given them concerning the besieging of Jericho, and now at length Joshua had told them , ” The Lord hath given you the city, enter and take possession.” Accordingly in these verses we have, I. The rules they were to observe in taking possession.