What happened at the walls of Jericho?
At Jericho, the first city in the Promised Land, Israel marched around it seven days at God’s command. On the seventh, the walls collapsed at a shout — a victory entirely God’s gift, not Israel’s skill.
Jericho was fortified and hostile. God’s strategy through Joshua was strange: march around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh, with priests blowing trumpets and the ark in front.
On the seventh day the people gave a great shout, and the walls collapsed. Israel took the city — but it was clearly God’s victory, not military genius. Only Rahab’s family was spared.
Jericho teaches that the battles God’s people are called to are won by trusting his unlikely methods. The first fortress in Canaan fell not by siege but by obedience.
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.