I want us to believe and respond to everything God reveals about Himself, His Son, His Spirit, His will, and His purposes. I do not want us to mistrust or reject anything God reveals. I do not want us to oversimplify anything God reveals. I want us to do three things in understanding God's will and purposes. Many of us, maybe all of us, have oversimplified God's concept of obedience.
Obedience is simply a matter of doing the right acts.
Stated negatively, most Christians are confident that a person obeys God if he or she does not rebel against God. That concept and definition of obedience is an oversimplification. If you want to consider that material in detail, it is available to you on audio tape, in written copy supplied by the office, or on our Web site. My personal conclusion is that Israel's army fought the battle that conquered Jericho on the Sabbath. Israel's victory over Jericho had a highly symbolic significance to Israel.