Tag: Achan
Biblical Principle #346: Israel Defeated at Ai
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel lost its first battle with Ai because God was not with them due to sin during the Jericho victory. Explanation Having destroyed Jericho, Joshua sent a smaller force of up to 3,000 men to take the city of Ai, not wanting to weary the full army. It appears that Joshua…
March 11 – Conquest of Jericho and Ai
Reading Josh. 6:1-8:35 Devotional The city of Jericho was completely enclosed and its citizens were very afraid of the Israelites. GOD instructed Joshua to position the army in the front, followed by seven priests carrying trumpets of rams’ horns, followed by the priests that carried the ark of the covenant, followed by a read guard…