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It is a physical act that frequently carries spiritual implications, symbolizing obedience, faith, and the fulfillment of God's promises. The concept of marching is most prominently illustrated in the Old Testament, where it is associated with the Israelites' journey and military endeavors. The March Around Jericho One of the most notable instances of marching in the Bible is the Israelites' march around the city of Jericho. Under the leadership of Joshua, the Israelites were commanded by God to march around the city once a day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. This act of obedience culminated in the miraculous fall of Jericho's walls. <a href="/joshua/6-3.htm">Joshua 6:3-5</a> records God's instructions: "March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns." This event underscores the power of faith and obedience to God's commands. The Exodus and Wilderness March The Exodus from Egypt marks another significant period of marching for the Israelites. Led by Moses, the Israelites embarked on a journey from slavery to the Promised Land, a march that lasted forty years. This journey was not merely a physical relocation but a spiritual pilgrimage, during which God provided guidance and sustenance. <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a> states, "And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night." The march through the wilderness was a time of testing and reliance on God's provision. Marching in Warfare Marching is also depicted in the context of warfare, where it signifies preparation and readiness for battle. The Israelites, under various leaders, marched into battle with the assurance of God's presence and victory. In <a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a> , God instructs David regarding the Philistines: "As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army." Here, marching is a signal of divine intervention and the assurance of victory. Symbolism and Spiritual Marching Beyond the physical act, marching holds symbolic meaning in the spiritual life of believers. It represents the Christian's journey of faith, walking in step with God's will and purpose. The Apostle Paul, in his epistles, often uses the metaphor of walking or marching in the Spirit, urging believers to live in accordance with the Holy Spirit's guidance. <a href="/galatians/5-25.htm">Galatians 5:25</a> exhorts, "Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit." In summary, marching in the Bible is a multifaceted concept that encompasses physical movement, spiritual obedience, and divine guidance. It serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of faith, unity, and reliance on God's promises throughout the journey of life.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of March.2. (a. & n.) from March.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6807a.htm">6807a. tseadah -- a marching</a> ... tseadah. 6807b . a marching. Transliteration: tseadah Short Definition: marching. Word Origin fem. of tsaad Definition a marching NASB Word Usage marching (2) ... /hebrew/6807a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6807.htm">6807. ts'adah -- a marching</a> ... 6806, 6807. ts'adah. 6807a . a marching. Transliteration: ts'adah Phonetic Spelling: (tseh-aw-daw') Short Definition: going. going, ornament of the legs ... /hebrew/6807.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6808.htm">6808. tsaah -- to stoop, bend, incline</a> ... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to stoop, bend, incline NASB Word Usage exile (1), lain down (1), marching (1), tip (1), tip him over (1). ... /hebrew/6808.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm">5265. nasa -- to pull out or up, set out, journey</a> ... blow (1), continuing* (1), departed (3), go about (1), go forward (1), journeyed (56), journeying (1), led (1), led forth (1), left (2), marching (1), move (2 ... /hebrew/5265.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm">5927. alah -- to go up, ascend, climb</a> ... incite (1), included (1), invaded (2), jump (1), lead (1), left (1), levied (3), lie (1), lift (1), lifted (10), lighted (1), made (1), marching (1), mating (2 ... /hebrew/5927.htm - 8k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/marching_orders.htm">Marching Orders</a> ... MARCHING ORDERS. 'Depart ... soil. Again, this metaphor suggests that this company of marching priests have in charge a sacred deposit. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/marching orders.htm<a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/415_were_marching_to_zion.htm">We're Marching to Zion. SM</a> ... 415 We're Marching to Zion. SM. ... Cho."We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion, We're marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. ... /.../lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/415 were marching to zion.htm<a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/national_days_434_mine_eyes.htm">National Days 434. Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory of the Coming of ...</a> ... He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. ... /.../national days 434 mine eyes.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_29_1883/beginning_at_jerusalem.htm">Beginning at Jerusalem</a> ... "What are your marching orders?" said this man of discipline and obedience. "What are your marching orders?" that is the deciding question. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/beginning at jerusalem.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_9_1863/the_procession_of_sorrow.htm">The Procession of Sorrow</a> ... Royal Bride. To-day I invite your attention to another Prince, marching in another fashion through his metropolis. London shall ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/the procession of sorrow.htm<a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_xxxvi_his_murdered_fathers.htm">His Murdered Father's Head</a> ... they saw a crowd of people assembling in the colonnade of the Forum, and were told that a deputation of Huns from Uldes, the Hunnish king, was marching to the ... /.../chapter xxxvi his murdered fathers.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_4_josephus_makes_an.htm">Josephus Makes an Attempt Upon Sepphoris but is Repelled. Titus ...</a> ... These last, by marching continually one way or other, and overrunning the parts of the adjoining country, were very troublesome to Josephus and his men; they ... /.../chapter 4 josephus makes an.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/making_the_best_of_trouble.htm">Making the Best of Trouble</a> ... When the rulers of the Philistines were marching past, by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were marching in the rear with Achish, the ... /.../sherman/the childrens bible/making the best of trouble.htm<a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/chapter_xx_of_the_death_of.htm">Of the Death of the Emperor Julian in Persia.</a> ... He left the inhabited world behind him, and persisted in marching through the wilderness. His soldiers had not enough to eat and ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xx of the death of.htm<a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/427_america_6s_&_4s.htm">America.</a> ... Soldiers of Christ are we Marching to victory, Marching to heaven; In his bright armor dressed, His cross our chosen crest, And for our food and rest, His word ... //christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/427 america 6s & 4s.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/marching.htm">Marching (17 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of March. 2. (a. & n.) from March. Multi-Version Concordance Marching (17 Occurrences). ... /m/marching.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/m/mulberry.htm">Mulberry (6 Occurrences)</a> ... By "the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees" we are to understand a rustling among the trees like the marching of an army. ... /m/mulberry.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/t/tops.htm">Tops (37 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has ... /t/tops.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/r/rearguard.htm">Rearguard (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 6:9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets, and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching. ... /r/rearguard.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/m/march.htm">March (41 Occurrences)</a> ... force. 7. (n.) The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops. 8 ... /m/march.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/m/mulberry-trees.htm">Mulberry-trees (4 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 5:24 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is ... /m/mulberry-trees.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/b/balsam.htm">Balsam (10 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has ... /b/balsam.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/a/army.htm">Army (401 Occurrences)</a> ... spirit in a people so long and grievously oppressed, their journeyings through the wilderness toward Canaan are from the first described as the marching of a ... /a/army.htm - 76k<a href="/topical/t/trees.htm">Trees (179 Occurrences)</a> ... The idea of "weeping" implied in the root, both in Hebrew and Arabic, may be explained by the exudation of gum. "The sound of marching in the tops of the ... /t/trees.htm - 45k<a href="/topical/p/philistine.htm">Philistine (63 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has ... /p/philistine.htm - 29k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-loves-the-little-children.html">What does it mean that Jesus loves the little children? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/middle-ages.html">How was the gospel preserved during the Middle Ages? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Joel.html">Summary of the Book of Joel - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/marching.htm">Marching: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Marching (17 Occurrences)<a href="/mark/13-11.htm">Mark 13:11</a> When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. (WEY)<a href="/luke/14-31.htm">Luke 14:31</a> Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand? (WEY)<a href="/exodus/14-8.htm">Exodus 14:8</a> Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10</a> When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Joshua 6:9</a> And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the trumpets, and the rearguard came after the ark; they blew with the trumpets in marching. (DBY)<a href="/joshua/6-13.htm">Joshua 6:13</a> And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching. (DBY NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">Joshua 10:9</a> Joshua therefore came on them suddenly. He went up from Gilgal all night. (See NAS)<a href="/1_samuel/29-2.htm">1 Samuel 29:2</a> The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/2-29.htm">2 Samuel 2:29</a> Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim. (See RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a> It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines." (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/11-19.htm">2 Kings 11:19</a> He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. He sat on the throne of the kings. (See RSV)<a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">2 Kings 19:9</a> When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Behold, he has come out to fight against you, he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">1 Chronicles 14:15</a> It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines." (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/11-4.htm">2 Chronicles 11:4</a> Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">2 Chronicles 23:20</a> He took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Yahweh: and they came through the upper gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. (See RSV)<a href="/isaiah/37-9.htm">Isaiah 37:9</a> And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, ... And he sent representatives to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying, (See NIV)<a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a> Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." (WEB ASV NAS RSV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/m/marching.htm">Marching</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/l/laodiceans.htm">Laodiceans (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/consist.htm">Consist (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/r/romans.htm">Romans (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/galatians.htm">Galatians (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/canon.htm">Canon</a><a href="/topical/m/marching.htm">Marching (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/ephesians.htm">Ephesians (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pastoral.htm">Pastoral</a><a href="/topical/l/luke.htm">Luke (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gospels.htm">Gospels</a><a href="/topical/n/new.htm">New (1850 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gnosticism.htm">Gnosticism</a><a href="/topical/f/first.htm">First (4693 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/endirons.htm">Endirons</a><a href="/topical/m/marcus.htm">Marcus (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/colossians.htm">Colossians (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/s/synoptic.htm">Synoptic</a><a href="/topical/p/philemon.htm">Philemon (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/corinthians.htm">Corinthians (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/l/latin.htm">Latin (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gospel.htm">Gospel (108 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/epistles.htm">Epistles (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/testament.htm">Testament (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (207 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/apocryphal.htm">Apocryphal</a><a href="/topical/a/apostles.htm">Apostles (79 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/v/version.htm">Version</a><a href="/topical/a/according.htm">According (7613 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hebrews.htm">Hebrews (24 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/acts.htm">Acts (271 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/philippians.htm">Philippians (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/epistle.htm">Epistle (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/discomfiture.htm">Discomfiture (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nehelamite.htm">Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/apostle.htm">Apostle (25 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/marcheth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Marcheth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Marcheth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/marching_around_the_city.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Marching Around the City"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Marching Around the City" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>