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Did the Israelites break or honor the sabbath when they fought the battle of Jericho? (Read the story in Joshua 6) After all, they marched around the city once a day for six days. And then, on the seventh day, they marched more than they did on the six days leading up to it. In fact, they worked way harder on this seventh day. They marched around it seven times that day. Seven times more walking than on the days leading up to it. At face value, it may read as if the Israelites are breaking God's command to honor and keep holy the seventh day as one of rest. But if you go a little deeper, they're actually walking in obedience.  Rest doesn't mean complacency. Rest comes out of active worship and obedience to God.  While it is debated whether or not this "seventh day" was actually the sabbath, I think that argument misses the point. After all, they walked all six days leading up to it, so either way, we're talking about a sabbath day no matter where it falls in t...