Blind Bartimaeus: the beggar who would not be silenced in Mark 10
In Mark 10, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus sits by the road outside Jericho. When he hears that Jesus is passing, he shouts for mercy. The…
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Rahab and the scarlet cord: faith in an unlikely place in Joshua 2
In Joshua 2, Rahab, a woman of Jericho, hides two Israelite spies and asks for mercy for her family. A scarlet cord in her window marks…
Seven days, seven trumpets, one shout: the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6
In Joshua 6, the Israelites face the walled city of Jericho. God tells Joshua to march around it once a day for six days, with priests…
A short, rich tax collector climbed a tree to see Jesus. Zacchaeus and the grace that went first
In Luke 19, Zacchaeus, a wealthy chief tax collector in Jericho, climbs a sycamore tree to see Jesus. Jesus calls him by name and invites Himself…