The Bible Story - Volume IV - Basil Wolverton - 1964

Basil Wolverton

ONE MAN'S SIN — , THUNDERING collapse of the walls of Jericho was no great surprise to the Israelites. They had been told by God, thtough Joshua, what to do and what would happen. Even so, it was a chilling experience to witness the death of thousands as they rumbled with the walls. (Joshua 6:16-20.) The Israelite soldiers knew what to do at that point. They broke from their ranks and rushed into the spreading clouds of dust, scrambling over the rubble in a tightening circle to hem in all the Canaanites who hadn't died in the collapse of the walls. The Is raelites swiftly obeyed the strict order to slay every human being and animal in the city. Only One Family Spared. The only people spared were Rahab, the inn proprietress, and her close relatives. Because Rahab had determined to quit serving pagan gods and learn to obey the true God, and had acted on her new faith, God listed her in the faith chapter of the New Testament among those who trusted in God and ate promised a better resurrection. (Hebrews 11:31, 35.) - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library