Moving past their first defeat, God orders Joshua to conquer Ai. It was a God planned victory. The chapter closes with the Israelites obeying God’s word to Moses in reading God word from Mounts Gerizim and Ebal.
Defeat at Ai
A man named Achan had disobeyed God’s commandment to not take spoil from Jericho. Subsequently, Israel suffered a surprising defeat at Ai, their invasion after Jericho, because this sin was not addressed.
Conquest of Jericho
The day has come for the first battle in the Land. God gave Joshua the strategy, and victory through Divine assistance. The army marched and the walls fell at the trumpet’s blasts. Also, Rahab and family were saved.
To Do List for War
Joshua makes the armies of the Lord ready for the conquest of Jericho, then the rest of the Land. To do this he must comply with a neglected rite of the Hebrews, after which he is granted a visit from the Lord Himself.
Heavy Things
God commanded Joshua to place memorial stones in the Jordan where the priests stood and the people passed. Then He commanded stones taken from river and placed on land as a memorial, to tell the children.
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