Today will end my series on the 5 kings of Makkedah. These are the five kings that tried to keep Joshua and Israel from their inheritance. These are hidden kings of great power. I encourage you to study and learn so that you are not overcome by them.
The story of Joshua and the five kings is found in Joshua chapter 10. The five kings formed an alliance against God’s people after they heard how Joshua had taken Ai. Israel’s army was defeated at Ai the first time because of Achan’s sin. Achan’s name means “trouble”, and his sin represented giving in to the flesh and the world. Achan (flesh) was put to death, and then Israel went back and took Ai.
Joshua then attacked these five kings at Gibeon. The names of the five kings are given in Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon.
When Joshua attacked them they hid themselves in a cave in Joshua 10:16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
Makkedah means “place of shepherds.” These five kings (rulers) desire to establish a place of rule over God’s people. Their desire is to become the “shepherds” over the Lord’s flock through their spiritual influence over God’s people. They desire to replace the spiritual influence of our Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and this is how they plan to do it.
Makkedah is used in the sense of herding, meaning to drive by force to a designated place. So these kings intend to control and move God’s people by force and spiritual pressure to a place away from the true Shepherd where they can be slaughtered.
The story of Joshua and the five kings is found in Joshua chapter 10. The five kings formed an alliance against God’s people after they heard how Joshua had taken Ai. Israel’s army was defeated at Ai the first time because of Achan’s sin. Achan’s name means “trouble”, and his sin represented giving in to the flesh and the world. Achan (flesh) was put to death, and then Israel went back and took Ai.
Joshua then attacked these five kings at Gibeon. The names of the five kings are given in Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon.
When Joshua attacked them they hid themselves in a cave in Joshua 10:16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
Makkedah means “place of shepherds.” These five kings (rulers) desire to establish a place of rule over God’s people. Their desire is to become the “shepherds” over the Lord’s flock through their spiritual influence over God’s people. They desire to replace the spiritual influence of our Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and this is how they plan to do it.
Makkedah is used in the sense of herding, meaning to drive by force to a designated place. So these kings intend to control and move God’s people by force and spiritual pressure to a place away from the true Shepherd where they can be slaughtered.
The fifth and last king we are looking at is Debir, king of Eglon. He represents a spirit of accusation. This spirit seeks to get you to attack others' reputations, to bring discredit to leaders, and to stop true prophetic revelation from going forth or to release false prophets. It's goal is to cut off the voice of the Lord, stop the war cry of the saints and remove the presence of God from your midst. This spirit will try to get you to speak against those in the sanctuary--against the household of God. His desire is to cause you to become the voice of the accuser of the brethren. Eglon means a bullock or bull-like and represents one who attacks others through the use of words of criticism, accusation, and lies. This spirit will try to get you to trample others under foot and destroy their reputation. Don’t be bull-headed! Listen to what the Spirit says.
If we give into any one of these influences we may disqualify ourselves from the great blessing that is before us.
This is what Joshua did to gain the victory over these five kings:
Joshua 10:25-26 Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight." And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening.
Read Luke chapter 4 and see how Jesus defeated Satan!
The Lord said, “Victory is on the horizon.” He is the Lord of the Breakthrough, and He is Lord over these five kings, and they will bow before His majesty.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
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This is what Joshua did to gain the victory over these five kings:
- Joshua 10:18 So Joshua said, "Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.”
- Bind these powers and seal them up so they will not influence your attitudes and actions. Set a guard so they don’t break out against you and take you captive.
- Put your feet on the necks of these kings. Take authority over them and put them under your feet.
Joshua 10:25-26 Then Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight." And afterward Joshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees; and they were hanging on the trees until evening.
- Do not fear these spirits, but use the sword, the Word of God, to strike them and slay them.
Read Luke chapter 4 and see how Jesus defeated Satan!
The Lord said, “Victory is on the horizon.” He is the Lord of the Breakthrough, and He is Lord over these five kings, and they will bow before His majesty.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!
2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
I hope you enjoyed the mini series this week on the 5 kings of Makkedah. Please feel free to share with your friends and ask them to subscribe to RPMDaily. Help me encourage and teach the Body of Christ by sharing this Blog.
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