The Seventh Circuit and Trumpet Blast

Joshua 6:1-27

The Big Idea

Following the LORD’s instructions mattered, even when the people had to wait and march quietly. The trumpet blast and shout marked the moment the wall fell.

The Bible Story

The Walls of Jericho Fall

Joshua 6:1–27 describes how the LORD instructed Joshua to lead Israel around the closed city of Jericho. For six days, they marched around it once each day. On the seventh day, they marched seven times. At the seventh circuit, the priests sounded the trumpets, Joshua told the people to shout, and the wall fell. Israel went into the city and took it. The passage says the city and its contents were devoted to destruction, while silver, gold, bronze, and iron were reserved for the LORD’s treasury. Rahab and those with her were rescued because she had hidden the messengers and because of the agreement with the spies. This scene focuses on the trumpet blast, the shout, and the fall of the wall.

Themes

Following the LORD’s instructions Joshua’s continuing reputation Keeping the agreement with Rahab Rescue of Rahab and her household The fall of Jericho The LORD giving the city to Israel

Bible moment

The Bible moment

Look closely

What children can notice

At the seventh circuit around Jericho, the priests sound the trumpets while Joshua signals the people to shout. The composition can capture the decisive moment just before or as the wall begins to fall, using dust and separated stones rather than frightening destruction.

Talk together

Talk about it

What did Israel do before the wall fell?
Why were the trumpets and shout important in this scene?

For families, church, and class

Use this page

Use this page with Joshua 6:15–21 or the wider account in Joshua 6:1–27. Invite children to notice the seven-day pattern, the priests’ trumpets, Joshua’s signal, and the people’s shout. Present the fall of Jericho non-graphically, and explain that Rahab and those with her were rescued according to the agreement.

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