<TITLE>15. Par 44-46</TITLE>L-44 Joshua, he just walk come over Jordan after he'd made that great decision; he stilled the people, said, "We're able to take it."
God said, "Joshua, you're the one who knows all about it. I'll just let you lead the children from now on." He got over to his first campaigning; he got up against Jericho wall; he walked around it, and said, "Now, how am I going to get over it? How am I going to ascend them walls? They got all those rocks and things laying up there, their bows and things ready to shoot, and here we are out here mostly unarmed, just what we picked up from the spoils across our journey. And there we are. How am I going to do it?" And after while he saw a Man standing with His sword drawed. He said, "Who are You? Are you our enemy? Are you one of us?"
He said, "Nay, I am the Captain of the host of the LORD." And Joshua spoke to the Rock. And a shout went out, and the walls fell down, 'cause he spoke to the Rock.

L-45 Several hundred years later from then, there was an old blind beggar setting on some of those stones that had fell from that wall. Oh, my. The speaking of the Rock had done been explained out of the church; there was no such a thing. But he was setting there blind, thinking about it on that road when he knowed that Elisha and Elijah came down that same road, arm in arm, going to the Jordan. Just beyond there Joshua had spoke to this great Captain of the host of the Lord. He said, "Oh, if I would've lived in that day I would've spoke to Him too."
And about that time a noise begin to come. You know, usually where God's at there's a lot of noise. I don't know why it is, but there's a lot of noise wherever God come. Here come that same Captain of the host of the Lord. People tried to get him to shut up, but he spoke to the Rock, and the Rock gave him back his sight. He... They tried to make him shut up. They tried to hold his peace, setting there shivering, his little old bare legs laying there in that sun and his little old withered arms and--and his old ragged coat; but he throwed that coat one side to the other and took off. But why? He was ready to speak to the Rock, and the Rock gave him back his sight. Hallelujah. That's a warning to every blind man in here tonight; whether you're spiritually blind or physically blind, speak to the Rock. He's a sight giving Rock. Amen. Speak to the Rock. Yes, sir. The blind man...

L-46 There was a woman one time, went out to the well to get some water. She was in a bad shape; she was a prostitute. She seen a Man setting over there against the wall, and she didn't know Who He was. After while He said, "Woman, give me a drink." He went to talking to her until He found out what her trouble was. He said, "Go, get your husband."
She said, "I have none."
Why, He said, "That's true; you've had five; and the one you're living with now is not your husband."
She said, "Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet. We know that there's a Rock coming someday, called the Messiah, and He will do this."
He said, "I'm He that speaks to you." I can see her drop that water pot, her big pretty eyes shine; into the city she went knowing that she had spoke to the Rock. Hallelujah. And she'd found water she didn't come to that well to draw. Oh, she'd spoke to the Rock.


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