Joshua 8:14 KJV
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it,
that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against
Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain;
but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
Chapters seven and eight chronicles the foolishness of both Israel and
Ai.
Their failure in the first battle for Ai was not in taking too few men
or even in having a cocky spirit. Their failure was in not waiting on The Lord.
Had they done so they would have learned that Achan had sinned and they would
have had the opportunity to correct the sin before the battle.
Ai was foolish in supposing that Israel
They had successfully defended their city the first time but that was an
anomaly. God was teaching his children a valuable lesson. They would not need
the lesson a second time. God's will is always accomplished even in this
untoward world. It may appear otherwise as God allows setbacks in order to
teach His children but the outcome is pre-cast. God is the victor. It is
foolishness to believe we can fight against God and win.
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