We have been in Joshua for the last 7 weeks looking at
just one things that God showed me in each chapter. Let's review:
1 - Be Strong and Courageous - God doesn't want us to
fear. He wants us to be strong and courageous because He is with us.
2 - The Enemy Will Fear - Satan fears the move of God so
he tries to stop it.
3 - The Jordan River Reminder - Israel crosses the
Jordan River in a similar manner as they had crossed the Red Sea.
4 - The 12 Stones - God had Israel place a pile of
stones to serve as a reminder for what He had done.
5 - Holy Ground (The Prelude to Jericho) - God is always
speaking to us. Are we putting ourselves in a place to listen.
6 - Don't Stop Short (The Story of Jericho) - God has
great things for us. But sometimes we stop short when it gets hard. Don't stop
short a blessing could be
right around the corner.
7 - The Wake of Choice - We need to be carful of the
choices we make because they can affect other people.
Ok, now that's out of the way on to chapter 8.
After Israel fixed the mess that Achan had created, God
then comes to Joshua and tells him:
“Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid; do not
be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I
have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his
land. You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king,
except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set
an ambush behind the city.”” - Joshua 8:1-2 NIV
I would imagine that Joshua might have been a little
nervous about going and fighting Ai again because of what had happened the last
time. But God tells him how to defeat them. God told him how to do battle!
When the Israelite army came into view of Ai, their
fighting men came running out and Israel retreated like the last time, but this
time Ai wasn't ready for what happened. Israel had set up some men behind Ai
and when the army of Ai went out after Israel, the men that were waiting in
ambush surprised the city. Israel defeated Ai and burned the city. (Joshua
8:3-8)
He does the same for us. God will tell us how to do
battle. Just like He told Joshua how to defeat Ai, God tells us how to defeat
our enemies.
God tells us in the Bible many things about how to
handle the situations of life. The book of Proverbs is one of those books of
the Bible that will help us do battle.
So, when it comes time to do battle, God tells us how to
win!
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