Rev. Isaac Schuller, pastor at First Immanuel Lutheran Church in San Jose, CA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Joshua 8:1-35.
Now that Israel has faithfully dealt with Achan’s sin, the LORD instructs Joshua in the way he will defeat the city of Ai. As with Jericho, so in Ai the battle belongs to the LORD. Joshua leads the people in following the LORD’s battle plan, and the LORD delivers the city into their hands through a feigned retreat and a waiting ambush. After Ai’s defeat, Joshua leads the people of Israel in renewing the covenant on Mount Ebal, just as the LORD had instructed them to do through Moses. Even in the midst of the conquest of Canaan, the people are given the opportunity to worship and receive the LORD’s gifts.
“The Promised Land Delivered” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Joshua. After the death of Moses, the LORD remains with His people to bring them into the Promised Land under Joshua. Throughout the book, the LORD proves that not one of His Word falls unfulfilled. Today, the Church has the same confidence that all of God’s promises find their “Yes” in Christ.
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