Jun 24, 2018
After two significant military victories (defeat of Jericho and Ai), Israel was now home in Canaan. To honor God’s faithfulness, Joshua built an altar of uncut stones at Mt. Ebal twenty miles north of Ai. A believer’s life should be full of thankful remembrances to God. Joshua then put plaster on the stones...
Jun 10, 2018
Weeks earlier, Joshua completed one of the greatest military miracles in history with the conquering of Jericho. Soon after that, he had his greatest setback, as he failed to take the small town of Ai because God wasn’t with Israel. But after removing Achan, who had broken God’s covenant by taking restricted...
Jun 3, 2018
After Israel miraculously captured a fortified Jericho, the next city to be confronted was the relatively small Ai (Josh. 6:20). Joshua was confident 3000 men could easily take it but as the army approached, a small amount of men from Ai came out and killed 36 Israelites, sending the army retreating. While the Bible...