Sounds of Silence

Back in the 1960's Simon and Garfunkel produced an album called Sounds of Silence. Sometimes silence speaks much louder than words. A person who sits in their car across the street from your house day after day just watching your house will make you uneasy even though that person may never say or do anything.
I am sure that the people of Jericho heard the silence as the Israelites marched around their city every day for a week. The only sound other than the crunch of the shoes on the ground was the lone blast from the seven rams horn trumpets.
Not only did the people of Jericho find it strange I imagine that the Israelites found it difficult to keep silent day after day. Finally on the seventh trip around the city on the seventh day the command came to shout. The walls did not come down before they shouted but the first shouted the victory shout then the walls came down. I think that tomorrow I will talk about the role of faith in the lives of the Isrealites.