Loggia di Raffaello: 37 - 42
Loggia di Raffaello: 37 - 42
37 - Crossing the River Jordan - 322K ; small image - 46K.
The people struck their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests
carrying the ark of the covenant ahead of them. No sooner had these
priestly bearers of the ark waded into the waters at the edge of the Jordan,
, which overflows all its banks during the entire season of the harvest,
than the waters flowing from upstream halted, backing up in a solid mass
for a very great distance indeed, from Adam, a city in the direction of
Zarethan; while those flowing downstream toward the salt sea of Arabah
disappeared entirely.
Thus the people crossed over opposite Jericho. While
all Israel crossed over on dry ground, the priests carrying the ark of the
covenant of the Lord remained motionless on dry ground in the bed of the
Jordan until the whole nation had completed the passage.
(Josh 3:14-17)
38 - The Fall of Jericho - 350K ; small image - 49K.
Now Jericho was in a state of siege because of the presence of the
Israelites, so that no one left or entered. And to Joshua the Lord said, "I
have delivered Jericho and its king into your power. Have all the soldiers
circle the city, marching once around it. Do this for six days, with seven
priests carrying ram's horns ahead of the ark.
On the seventh day march
around the city seven times, and have the priests blow the horns. When they
give a long blast on the ram's horns and you hear that signal, all the
people shall shout aloud. The wall of the city will collapse, and they will
be able to make a frontal attack." (Josh 6:1-5)
As the horns blew, the people began to shout. When they heard the signal
horn, they raised a tremendous shout. The wall collapsed, and the people
stormed the city in a frontal attack and took it. They observed the ban by
putting to the sword all living creatures in the city; men and women, young
and old, as well as oxen, sheep and asses. (Josh 6:20-21)
39 - Joshua stops the Sun - 333 ; small image - 45K.
On this day, when the Lord delivered up the Amorites to the Israelites,
Joshua prayed to the Lord and said in the presence of Israel:
Stand still, O sun, at Gibeon,
O moon, in the valley of Aijalon!
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,
while the nation took vengeance on its foes.
Is this not recorded in the Book of Jashar? The sun halted in the middle of
the sky; not for a whole day did it resume its swift course. Never before
or since was there a day like this, when the Lord obeyed the voice of a man;
; for the Lord fought for Israel. (Josh 10:12-14)
40 - Dividing the Promised Land - 354K; small image - 49K.
When Joshua was old and advanced in years, the Lord said to him: "Though
now you are old and advanced in years, a very large part of the land still
remains to be conquered. (Josh 13:1)
"Now, therefore, apportion among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of
Manasseh the land which is to be their heritage." (Josh 13:7)
When those who were to map out the land were ready for the journey, Joshua
instructed them to survey the land, prepare a description of it, and return
to him; then he would cast lots for them before the Lord in Shiloh. So they
went through the land, listed its cities in writing in seven sections, and
returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh. Joshua then divided up the land
for the Israelites into their separate shares, casting lots for them before
the Lord in Shiloh. (Josh 18:1-10)
In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel, but Samuel said
to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen any one of these." Then Samuel asked
Jesse, "Are these all the sons you have?" Jesse replied, "There is still
the youngest, who is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send for
him; we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here."
David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone, hurled it with the
sling, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone embedded itself
in his brow, and he fell prostrate on the ground. (Thus David overcame the
Philistine with sling and stone; he struck the Philistine mortally, and did
it without a sword.)
Joshua therefore said
to the Israelites, "How much longer will you put off taking steps to
possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Choose three men from each of your tribes; I will commission them to begin
a survey of the land, which they shall describe for purposes of
inheritance. When they return to me you shall divide it into seven parts.
Judah is to retain its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph its
territory in the north. You shall bring here to me the description of the
land in seven sections. I will then cast lots for you here before the Lord,
our God. For the Levites have no share among you, because the priesthood of
the Lord is their heritage; while Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh have already received the heritage east of the Jordan which Moses,
the servant of the Lord, gave them."
41 - Samuel anoints David King - 330K ; small image - 44K.
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them. He was ruddy, a youth
handsome to behold and making a splendid appearance. The Lord said, "There--
--anoint him, for this is he!" Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,
anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and from that day on, the spirit
of the Lord rushed upon David. (1 Sam 16:10-13)
42 - David slays Goliath - 343K ; small image - 45K.
Then David ran and stood over him; with the
Philistine's own sword [which he drew from its sheath] he dispatched him
and cut off his head. When they saw that their hero was dead, the
Philistines took to flight. (1 Sam 17:49-51)
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