1. Joshua 5:13–6:5 (ESV)
  2. Key themes

Key themes for Joshua 5:13–6:5

Joshua 5:13–6:5 (ESV)

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?”

  • The Lord is the one who has come to destroy the city of Jericho.

  • The destruction of Jericho was a testimony to God’s justice.

  • The rescue of Rahab is a testimony to the Lord’s grace.

  • God’s people respond to God’s grace with a hopeful obedience.