This sermon will cover The Ark of the Covenant and how it was used to manifest our Creator in Real time.
Let us begin with the Battle of Jericho.
Joshua 6:1-20
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto 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 unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. 8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. 9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and 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 And 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 rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city. 17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
There are very important key words in these verse that tell us what the power of the Ark of the Covenant Holds, or better yet Whom is in the coffin...These verses tell us the reason for the invasion and who burnt the city and why.
Let us now examine these words.
Straitly- H4562-סָגַר çâgar, saw-gar'; a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender:—close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, × pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, × straitly
Merriam Webster Dictionary defines strait as:
a situation of perplexity or distress —often used in plural
Definition of strait (Entry 2 of 3)
1a: causing distress : DIFFICULT
b: limited as to means or resources
2archaic : STRICT, RIGOROUS 3archaic a: NARROW
b: limited in space or time c: closely fitting : CONSTRICTED, TIGHT
We learn that the city was under stress. It was lacking resources, and was in perplexity, meaning the people of his city was under uncertainty. They even lacked the food and supplies that they needed.
We must keep in mind as we read the Bible that Abba Yah's Words Cannot Contradict Himself. When you see something different written that goes against His Morals Values and Ethics, we must then understand that the twist comes from the serpent. Let us continue...
2. War: H4421-מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior)
How does Abba Yahuah Wage War?
Revelation 2:16
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Since this word is derived from H3898 we will look at this closer:
H3898-לָחַם lâcham, law-kham'; a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction):—devour, eat, × ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
We must remember Abba Yah is an all Consuming Fire. We will get to that in a moment.
3. What is The Ark of the Covenant
H727-אָרוֹן ʼârôwn, aw-rone'; or אָרֹן ʼârôn; from H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:—ark, chest, coffin.
This word is also the same as the Phoenician word for sarcophagus.
Phoenician ארן, sarcophagus
There will be a sermon soon on sarcophagus as this is very important. For now we turn back to What is the Ark of the Covenant. Moses was commanded to make The Ark of The Covenant following Yahuah's instructions. we must understand what happens when Real Hebrews Meaning Those of Light Wage war. This is about the end times and knowing Ephesians 6:12 will help you out.
Exodus 25:10
And they shall make an ark H727 of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof
What is the purpose for the Ark?
The Ark was used for a meeting place where Abba Yah would appear and speak.
Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 25:16
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
Here we clearly see Abba Yah meeting up with Moses. He appeared before him.
Joshua 6:7
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
Here we see that the ark of the Covenant is really Abba Yah and He manifests and destroys the city.
How did Abba Yah manifest?
Well Abba Yah gave Joshua instructions on how to manifest Him into battle. Remember instruments carry certain tones and vibrations plus they formed a circle, they followed instructions. Let us read Joshua some more.
Joshua 6:3-16
And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto 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 unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and 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 And 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 rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
Now we look at the word Shout
4. Shout
shout is H7321- רוּעַrûwaʻ, roo-ah'; a primitive root; to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy):—blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
When I spoke to my neighbor Cherise in St Louis she had to cover her ears and told me to stop talking, because I was making her ears split. She was not of Abba Yah.
Tones matter. When we speak and rebuke demons as you will soon see that is what was being fought, or better yet, cursed people, you will get a better understanding of what took place at the Battle of Jericho and really take charge and prepare for whatever war is going to come next. They are talking about nuclear options and killing us all. I believe in Abba Yah and His Power and we can together praise Him and Let Him Fight For Us. We need Faith, and we need change. We need people to rise up in the truth and piece together the missing pieces with Abba Yah's Word, Why wouldn't we? He created us.
Let us continue,
The Reason This Battle Happened was Because Jericho was under a spell.
Let us look at what the word accursed.
Accursed: H2764- חֵרֶםchêrem, khay'-rem; or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם cherem; from H2763; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination:—(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
Accursed by Merriam Webster Means:
being under or as if under a curse
How is one cursed?
We have:
voodoo
generational curses
passing children over to Bal
selling your soul to gadreel/satan
casting spells
There are many more examples of how we are cursed. The political systems are a prime example. Never once have they ever helped out when they should. Rather they would like to start wars, not talk and really heal the wounds of the world. That is why Abba Yah say He Has To Return. I still don't know when, He will.
Now, Remember when Abba Yah said He was an All Consuming Fire?
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is a consuming fire.
Consuming-καταναλίσκωkatanalískō, kat-an-al-is'-ko; from G2596 and G355; to consume utterly:—consume.
Abba Yah consumed them with His Fire. What does consume mean?
Remember: An intransitive verb is not used with a direct object. If something comes after an intransitive verb, that is, in the position usually inhabited by the direct object, it doesn't answer what? or whom?; instead it answers a question like where?, when?, how?, or how long?:
Merriam Webster Defines consume
to waste or burn away : PERISH
Abba Yah was made Manifest, and He fought the Battles for His People. He told us we shall not kill. When we see melted cities we need to understand that it was He who melted them with His Fire. That will be a sermon on its own.
Verse 24 is our Key
Joshua 6:24 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.
Fire: H784-אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot
Biblical Outline of Usage
fire fire, flames supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) altar-fire God's anger (fig.)
Definition of theophany
a visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god.
Verse 17 is also key
Joshua 17
17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
This verse states and reiterates that all souls are Abba Yah's
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
For now we need to understand that the Battle of Jericho was fought by Our Creator when Joshua and his troops played the trumpets, horns and called Abba Yah whom appeared before them fighting the battle.
Ezekiel 18:23
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
As you can see in the photo of Jerico today, the ancient city looks melted. Who can Melt a City Like that? Only Abba Yah. We will cover melted cities more when we discuss where the Ark of the Covenant was.
