2A The shutting up of Jericho, with no traffic coming in or going out, signifies that the powers of darkness, the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies, were bound—Matt. 12:29; Eph. 6:12.
3二 神的百姓不需要作任何事来毁灭耶利哥。
3B God’s people did not need to do anything to destroy Jericho.
4C They only needed to believe and trust in God, to listen to the instruction from the Captain of the army of Israel, and to exalt Christ by bearing the Ark—Josh. 6:3-11.
5D The bearing of the Ark here by the priests shows that in the spiritual warfare the first thing we should do is exalt Christ, giving Him the first place, the preeminence, in all things—vv. 4, 7-11; Col. 1:18:
61 When the people of Israel attacked Jericho, they did this under the commanding of Christ typified by the Ark—Josh. 5:14; 6:3-11.
72 约柜预表作他们元帅的基督,领头攻击仇敌—4节。
72 The Ark, a type of Christ, who was their Commander in chief, took the lead to attack the enemies—v. 4.
8五 要保持静默,直到听见吩咐才呼喊,意即以主的方式完成事情,不发表任何想法、意见或感觉—10节。
8E To remain silent until the command was given to shout means to carry out the matter in the Lord’s way without expressing any thought, opinion, or feeling—v. 10.
9F The victory over Jericho in Israel’s first battle after crossing the Jordan was won not by Israel’s fighting but by their blowing the trumpets and shouting, signifying the testifying and proclaiming of God with Christ (the Ark) through faith in God’s word of instruction—vv. 2-5.
12B A person who praises God transcends everything and overcomes continually by his praise; this is a principle, and this is a fact—Heb. 11:30, 33-34; 13:15.