Josué 6:15

15 No sétimo dia levantaram-se bem de madrugada, e da mesma maneira rodearam a cidade sete vezes; somente naquele dia rodearam-na sete vezes.

Josué 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 6:15

And it came to pass on the seventh day
Which Jarchi says was the Sabbath day, and which is a common notion of the Jews ^F3; but whether it was or not, it is certain that one of these seven days must be a sabbath, in which the several things ordered were done, and the procession made. Kimchi observes, that their Rabbins say this was the sabbath day; and he adds, what is pretty remarkable,

``though they slew and burnt on the sabbath day, he that commanded the sabbath commanded to profane the sabbath in the subduing of Jericho;''

with which compare what our Lord says, ( Matthew 12:3-8 ) ;

that they rose early, about the dawning of the day;
having seven times the work to do they did on the other six days:

and compassed the city after the same manner seven times;
after the same manner as they had done the six preceding days:

only on that day they compassed the city seven times;
whereas on the other days they only went round it once, which distinguished this day from the rest.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31. Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 14. fol. 312. 2.

Josué 6:15 In-Context

13 Os sete sacerdotes que levavam as sete trombetas de chifres de carneiros adiante da arca da Senhor iam andando, tocando as trombetas; os homens armados iam adiante deles, e a retaguarda seguia atrás da arca do Senhor, os sacerdotes sempre tocando as trombetas.

14 E rodearam a cidade uma vez no segundo dia, e voltaram ao arraial. Assim fizeram por seis dias.

15 No sétimo dia levantaram-se bem de madrugada, e da mesma maneira rodearam a cidade sete vezes; somente naquele dia rodearam-na sete vezes.

16 E quando os sacerdotes pela sétima vez tocavam as trombetas, disse Josué ao povo: Gritai, porque o Senhor vos entregou a cidade.

17 A cidade, porém, com tudo quanto nela houver, será danátema ao Senhor; somente a prostituta Raabe viverá, ela e todos os que com ela estiverem em casa, porquanto escondeu os mensageiros que enviamos.