What other biblical events show God's power through unconventional means? Remembering Jericho’s Trumpets Joshua 6:13 captures the strange battle plan the LORD gave—priests, trumpets, silent soldiers, and an ark circling stone walls. No siege ramps, no battering rams—just obedience and sound. God loved to showcase His might through means no military strategist would invent. Scripture is full of similar moments. Seas Split by a Staff • Exodus 14:21: “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all night long the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided.” • A shepherd’s staff, an east wind, and two walls of water—a rescue route no army could block and no idol could mimic. Three Hundred Torches Against an Army • Judges 7:7: “Then the LORD said to Gideon, ‘With the three hundred men who lapped I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand.’” • Clay jars, trumpets, and shouted praise replaced swords. Panic spread, and Midianite blades turned on one another. A Sling Topples a Giant • 1 Samuel 17:50: “So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.” • One smooth stone guided by faith unseated a nine-foot warrior, proving “the battle is the LORD’s” (v. 47). A Donkey’s Jawbone as a Weapon • Judges 15:15: “Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out his hand, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.” • Samson learned God can empower even discarded farm tools to secure Israel’s deliverance. An Iron Axe Head Floats • 2 Kings 6:6: “Then Elisha cut a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.” • Lost, borrowed iron recovered by a stick on water—small in scale, yet reminding Israel nothing is too hard for the LORD. Walls of Water Again—But in Reverse • Joshua 3:15-16: When priests stepped into a flooded Jordan, “the waters flowing downstream stood still… and the people crossed opposite Jericho.” • God repeated the Red Sea miracle for a new generation, this time stopping the river upstream. Oil That Will Not Run Out • 2 Kings 4:5-6 records a widow pouring oil that kept flowing until every borrowed jar was full. Debt disappeared; life remained. Marching Music Fells a City • Joshua 6 links back to verse 13’s trumpets. Similar instruments reappear in 2 Chronicles 20:21-22, where Judah’s choir led the army and God ambushed three invading nations. New-Covenant Echoes • John 2:9: Christ turns water into wine at Cana—no vineyard, just jars and a command. • John 6:11-13: Five loaves and two fish feed thousands, leaving twelve baskets of leftovers. • John 11:43-44: A loud voice—“Lazarus, come out!”—pulls a man four days dead back to life. The Greatest Upset—An Empty Tomb • Acts 2:24: “But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held by it.” • Roman guards, a sealed stone, and death itself could not restrain the Author of life. Why God Chooses the Unconventional • To silence boasting (1 Corinthians 1:27). • To magnify faith over force (Hebrews 11). • To remind every generation that “not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6). The same Lord who dropped Jericho’s walls still delights to work through unexpected people, tools, and situations—so that everyone sees the victory and knows exactly Who accomplished it. |
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