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Conquest of the
Land-Jericho
Joshua 5:18:35
The Commander of the Army of the Lord
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A
Man with a sword-drawn
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“Are you for us or our
adversaries?”
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“I have come as Commander of the
army of the Lord.”
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“What does my Lord say to his
servant?”
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“Take your sandal off your
foot----the place where you stand is holy.” See Ex.3:5
Jericho Is Secure
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No one went out and no one came in
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Including Rahab
7 Is The Number
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Seven Priests
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Seven rams’ horns
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Seven marches around the city
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Complete Victory-City is burned
An Unbelievable Defeat
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3,000 men dispatched to Ai-”the
people are few.”
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36 Israelites are killed
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The people’s heart “melted and
became like water.”
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Joshua’s reaction-tore his
clothes before the ark
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We should have stayed on the other
side
Israel Has Sinned
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One man sins-the nation pays
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They have stolen the accursed
things and have both stolen and deceived
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They have become doomed to
destruction
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“Accursed” 7:12, 13, 15
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All Israel stoned him with stones,
burned them with fire
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The Lord turned away from His
anger
The Fall of Ai
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“I have given into your hand the
king of Ai.”
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The spoil and cattle take as booty
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Lay an ambush for the city
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Stretch out the spear-until
victory
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No one escaped-the king captured
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Ai is burned and the king is hung
on a tree
Mount Ebal and Mount
Gerazim
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Joshua built an altar
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Offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings
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He wrote on stones the law of
Moses
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Then he read the law to the
people-the blessings and curses-Dt. 27:14-28:68
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He did not leave out one word
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