The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21
We come now to the command that was laid on Joshua. And hero we may observe three points. I. SUCCESS WAS CERTAIN IF GOD 'S COMMANDS WERE OBEYED . God does not say, "I will give," but, "I have given" Jericho into thine hand. Not only has the fiat gone forth, but the work is done, when the soldier of the Lord has made up his mind to obey the Lord's commands. Thus, whatever be the work to which we set our hands, be it public or private, in the world or in our own hearts, so... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:6
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests ,.... Not the Levites and Kohathites, whose business it was in common to bear the ark, but upon this occasion the priests; not all of them, but as many as were sufficient for the purpose: and said unto them, take up the ark of the covenant ; by putting the staves into the rings of it, and so carry it, Exodus 25:14 ; see Numbers 7:9 , and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord : See Gill on ... read more