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 Then came the long days of Israel's marches around Jericho-six days one march each day. Now the seventh day was here, and it was different. As mentioned at the outset of this article, the march began at sunrise, and after the army had circled the city once, it kept going, marching around Jericho again and again. (Joshua 6:15) What were the Israelites doing?

Finally, at the end of the seventh march on that seventh day, the army stopped. The horns stopped. Silence hung in the air. The tension in that city must have been palpable. Then, on a signal from Joshua, the army of Israel raised their voices for the first time, letting out a might shout. Did the guards atop the wall of Jericho think that this was some strange sort of attack, this mere cry? If so, they did not think so for long. The massive wall began to tremble under their feet. It shook, it cracked, and then it fell-crashing to the ground! As dust cleared, though, one segment of the wall emerged intact. Rahab's house still stood, a solitary monument to one woman's faith. Imagine her feelings!  when she saw how Joshua had shielded her! Her family was safe! - JOSHUA 6:10, 16, 20, 21. 

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