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  • 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…

  • Biblical Principle #345: God Gave Israel Victory Over Jericho

    Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously delivered the city of Jericho into Israel’s hands and gave them the victory. Explanation We previously established how Rahab hid Israel’s spies, choosing to save her family and her own life over loyal death alongside her fellow citizens in Jericho. From this, we know that Jericho was well aware…

  • Biblical Principle #344: The Commander of the Army of the Lord Appeared to Joshua

    Biblical Principles List Principle With Israel’s war against Jericho imminent, the Commander of the Army of the Lord appeared to Joshua. Explanation After the Israelite army had crossed the Jordan River and set up the memorial, it “just so happened to be” 😉 near the time for the Passover feast. At GOD’s command, Joshua had…

  • Biblical Principle #341: Rahab Hid Israel’s Spies

    Biblical Principles List Principle Rahab, a Jerichoan prostitute, saved her and her father’s household from death, because she had faith and hid Israel’s spies from those who hunted. Explanation As Moses had done forty years prior, Joshua sent spies into the territory of Canaan for insight into how to attack. Only, this time, there were…

  • November 9 – For the Love of Money

    Reading Matt. 19:3-12 Mark 10:10-27 Matt. 19:27-30 Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-34 Matt. 20:20-23; Mark 10:35-45 Luke 19:1-10 Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 Luke 19:11-28 John 11:55-57 Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11 Devotional Jesus has begun His trip to Jerusalem, marching toward His quickly-approaching death. Along the way, He stops in Jericho and Bethany. In today’s…

  • March 9 – Moses Dies

    Reading Deut. 32:48-52; 33:1-29; 34:1-12 Devotional In today’s reading, the Scripture says: Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh,…

  • March 10 – Crossing the Jordan

    Reading Josh. 1:1-9; 3:1; 2:1-24; 1:10-18; 3:2-17; 4:1-24; 5:1-15 Devotional After the mourning of Moses had ended, GOD spoke to Joshua and told him that He would be with him and bless him as He had Moses. Then Joshua sent two spies into the city of Jericho which was across the Jordan River from where the Israelites were camped. While the…

  • 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…