Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, and the walls came a-tumbling down! I remember singing this song in our Bible class when I was a kid. It was always fun to sing about how the Israelites walked around a city, blew trumpets, yelled, and then the great walls fell down. Now, years later, the historical account found in Joshua 6 has taken on more meaning as I have counseled those struggling with life’s most difficult problems. There was something incredible and supernatural at work in that story and it gives insight into the ministry and spiritual warfare that Paul writes about in his letter to the Corinthians.
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. – 2 Cor. 10:3-6 (ESV)
Paul is defending and defining his ministry to the Corinthians in this passage. In his definition, he explains three things about his ministry
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