Have you ever wondered how the children of Israel could have marched around Jericho without marching on the Sabbath? Maybe you have, maybe you have not. Maybe you have thought that it was simply allowed by Yahweh, and is a case of exemption in battle. What ever you have previously understood concerning this colossal event, here is something to consider.

Let me point out that those who believe the Sabbath to be a reoccurring seven day count, have to admit that Israel marched around the city of Jericho on the weekly Sabbath day. This is seen in the book of Joshua 6:2-4.

And Yahweh said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. And the seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets or rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

Seeing that the march was commanded by Yahweh to last for seven consecutive days, a weekly Sabbath would definitely fall within the period of the seven day march; at least for those who hold to a continuous seven day count, not anchored in any way by nature.

Upon realizing this, we should notice what Yahweh has revealed to us, in His holy word, concerning travel on the weekly Sabbath day. Is travel allowed on the Sabbath? Or does Yahweh explicitly condemn travel on the Sabbath?

In Exodus 16 we find the account of the giving of the manna by Yahweh to the children of Israel. He makes it known to them (in verses 4-5 of this account) that they will be receiving manna for six straight days, but one the seventh day they will find none. On the sixth day of this particular week Yahweh commands them to bake that which they will, and seethe that which they will (vs. 23). Food preparation is also found in verse 5 of the chapter. We do however find that immediately after Yahweh instructs Israel in that there would be no manna found on the Sabbath day, we find that they simply did not hearken.