Tuesday October 08th, 2024
« And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city! »
1 Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.
2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.
3 You shall march around the city, all you men of war; you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.”
6 Then 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.”
7 And he said to the people, “Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the Lord.”
8 So it was, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
9 The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets.
10 Now Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout or make any noise with your voice, nor shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout.”
11 So he had the ark of the Lord circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
13 Then seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually and blew with the trumpets. And the armed men went before them. But the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets.
14 And the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. So they did six days.
15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times.
16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!
17 Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.”
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
- There is something very powerful about the shout of praise to the Most High God.
It is a major weapon against the devil.
Some people have wondered why I don’t bind and cast the devil out before I start to preach.
Instead of binding and casting, I just ask everyone to shout hallelujah and the devil runs away because nobody stays in a place where they are praising his enemy.
There was a very wealthy woman who discovered that whatever she ate, she vomited. She went to the best of doctors around the world, spent a lot of money, but she just could not hold down any food. Finally, someone suggested that she should come to the Headquarters of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, believing that God would perform a miracle for her when nothing else was working. She came to the Church. The service had barely started when I said, “Let somebody shout hallelujah”; as she opened her mouth to praise the Lord, a worm came out of it and from that moment, she received her healing.
« But You, LORD, are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel »
God inhabits the praises of His people.
For Him to inhabit their praise, He needs to stand from His throne and go towards them.
Psalm 68:1 says that when He arises, all His enemies are scattered.
Hence, if you belong to God, your enemies will become His enemies.
Thus, when He rises on your behalf, all your enemies must scatter.
That is what happened in Acts 16:16-34.
- He heard praises coming from the prison and rose from His throne to inhabit the praises of Paul and Silas.
When He hears praise from wherever you are, He shows up and all chains, all shackles, all prison doors are destroyed.
Is there anything that the devil has been tormenting you with?
A shout of praise will send him packing.
In 1 Samuel 16:23, as David played the harp, the evil spirit left Saul.
Is there something that has proven too hard for you to reach or overcome?
A shout of praise will bring down that wall in your way (Joshua 6:20).
If only you can give Him a shout of praise today, you will behold the fall of Satan.
Application – Shout Hallelujah!
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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