RH
Joshua · read by Roy Hession
39 verses, in order. Only the verses Roy read aloud are shown.
Joshua 3
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Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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After three days the officers went through the campRead from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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and commanded the people: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before."Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Then Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you."Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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And he said to the priests, "Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people." So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Now the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: 'When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.'"Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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So Joshua told the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God."Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap."Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge,Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
Joshua 4
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When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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"Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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and command them: 'Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.'"Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
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Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.Read from KJV · The Exodus - From Egypt to Canaan - Sermon 5 of 5
Joshua 5
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Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, "Are You for us or for our enemies?"Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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"Neither," He replied. "I have now come as Commander of the LORD's army." Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, "What does my Lord have to say to His servant?"Read from KJV · (Men Who Saw God) 4. Joshua
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The Commander of the LORD's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
Joshua 6
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Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.Read from KJV · (Men Who Saw God) 4. Joshua
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Have seven priests carry seven rams' horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.Read from KJV · (Men Who Saw God) 4. Joshua
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And when there is a long blast of the ram's horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, "Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams' horns in front of the ark of the LORD."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams' horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.Read from NKJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
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Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: Around Jericho Part Iii
Joshua 7
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The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.Read from KJV · Habakkuk - Part 2
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Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant: In God's Sanctuary Part I