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Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ing how to take it, wasno common being, or he would not have worshipped him; and fromthe command to take off his shoe, which was an act of reverence, itwas that Angel who appeared in the burning bush to Moses. He nowtold Joshua that he had come as Captain of the Lords host, and Joshuamight well be encouraged with the assurance that God would fight for him,and give him the promised land for his people. The Taking of Jericho. Joshua vi. VY7~HEN the people of Jericho saw the armies of Israel coming, theyV V shut up the strong gates of their city; but though this would havepreserved them from usual danger, yet now that God had given them up toIsrael, nothing could save them. But the city was to be taken in a very wonderful way, to show that, afterall, the hand of God was in it. Joshua had no orders to batter it, or scale its walls. The men of warwere only to march round it once a day for six days; and the ark was to becarried round, and seven priests were to march before it, blowing seven
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222 Bible and Commentator. trumpets of rams-horns. And on the seventh day they were to walk roundthe city seven times, and the priests were to blow with their trumpets: andat a long blast of the trumpets the people were to make a loud shouting,when the wall of the city should fall down flat, and every man could get inwithout difficulty. So the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and anumber of people followed the ark, and they marched round the city daily,till the seventh day. Then Joshua gave the word, Shout, for the Lordhath given you the city. And he commanded that everything should be

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