Key Points 500 years before the battle of Jericho, the Lord spoke to Abraham about the judgment coming to the land of the Amorites. The Lord’s character includes both justice and mercy. There was justice for the city and salvation for Rehab and her family. Faith and obedience are followed by victory. God’s direction also includes warnings. Discussion God could have destroyed Jericho without the marching, trumpets, and shouts; why do you think He asked Joshua to do this?  How are faith and obedience connected?  How does the backstory of Jericho change your perspective of this battle? What were the two warnings? Explain how an understanding of God’s wrath towards rebellion elevates your appreciation of salvation. The Gospel of the Wall of Jericho, by John Piper Your wall, O wicked Jericho, your ancient, mighty wall,          Your shame, where you have made your infants’ blood renowned,                   Your boast, your monument, your Babel, tall                            And endless on its side, bent ’round                                     Into a ring, a thrust,                                              Betrothing you                                                       To dust;          Your wall, your peace, your life you thought would ever thrive,                   Now hollowed with four centuries of pride                            Into a labyrinthine hive                                     Of honeyed lust inside,                                              With brothels all                                                       Will fall;                   But for one slender segment, with it’s rooms                            And beds and washing bowls and creams                                     And ointments and perfumes,                                              Enflaming dreams,                                                       Now screams;                            Where Rahab and her kindred hide,                                     All hanging by a thread                                              The spies supplied                                                       And said                                     Would save, if they obeyed.                                              They ’wait the blade                                                       In dread;                                              But there, instead                                                       Of sword,                                                       The cord.