I Can't Imagine

The Israelites knew how to wander. They were good at it. They’d done it for 40 years.

But now it was time to stop wandering and deal with the problem of Jericho looming before them, an imposing and invincible fortress with massive and impregnable walls. 

A walled city could be captured in five ways:  climbing over, digging under, smashing through, laying siege, or using subterfuge like the Trojan Horse of Troy (Gaebelein).

God chose none of them.

God did it his way, a way of weaving faith with his mighty power and undisputable authority. A way that brought down a stronghold that seemed impossible to conquer.  

And also a way that reminds me to stop avoiding a problem because I can’t imagine a solution and to start trusting God whose ways are not always seen.  

"By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days"  (Hebrews 11:30 NIV).

Gaebelein, Frank E., ed. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids:  Zondervan, 1992. 277. Print.