The City, the King & the Mighty Men

From Our Pastor’s Desk

Joshua 6:1-2 – “Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.” 

This is the story of the children of Israel after crossing over Jordan. 

Jericho was the first city they had to overtake, capture and spoil, which meant they needed to overtake this in order to overtake the others.  

Jericho was like the gateway to their other promised lands. So God told Joshua and Israel that He had given them the city of Jericho, the king and the mighty men of valor. 

There is a significance for the city, the kings and the mighty men. And these are what we refer to as the scopes of victory for the Israelites and for us.  

The city is just the territory, but you can’t have a territory and be satisfied with-out having those that control the territory.  

The kings, these are the rulers of that territory, sometimes they either have to be removed for your sake or come on your side. 

That is why God said in Proverbs 21:1 that “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will”. 

If He has promised you the city and kings then one way or the other you are going to have the kings under your authority.  The mighty men assist the kings. 

They are the ones acting under the authority of the kings. You’d also need them taken out or their hearts turned to your favor.  

This month and beyond, you will enter your Jericho, your promised land. You will take the city, the king and the mighty men, in Jesus Name 

You will have good success this 2023.  

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.