Joshua 8:1
And the Lord said to Joshua, Fear not, nor be timorous: take with thee all the men of war, and arise, go up to Ai; behold, I have given into thy hands the king of Ai, and his land.
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Deuteronomy 7:18thou shalt not fear them; thou shalt surely remember all that the Lord thy God did to Pharaoh and to all the Egyptians:
Deuteronomy 31:8And the Lord that goes with thee shall not forsake thee nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.
Joshua 2:24And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
Joshua 7:6And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.
Joshua 10:7And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, every one mighty in strength.
Psalms 44:3Thou art more beautiful than the sons of men: 1 Grace has been shed forth on thy lips: 1 Therefore God has blessed thee forever. 1
Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:1
The embarrassment which Achan's sin gave to the affairs of Israel being over, we have them here in a very good posture again, the affairs both of war and religion. Here is, I. The glorious progress of their arms in the taking of Ai, before which they had lately suffered disgrace. 1. God encourages Joshua to attack it, with the assurance of success, and directs him what method to take, ver. 1, 2 . 2. Joshua gives orders accordingly to the men of war, ver. 3-8 . 3. The stratagem is managed as it was projected, and… Read the whole commentary →