“Adonai threw them into confusion before Israel and defeated them in a great slaughter at Giv‘on, pursuing them along the road that goes up from Beit-Horon, and beating them back to ‘Azekah and all the way to Makkedah. As they fled before Isra’el down the road to Beit-Horon, Adonai threw huge hailstones down on them […]
J10-8: A War Strategy Israel Would Often Employ In Its History
“Adonai said to Y’hoshua, ‘Don’t be afraid of them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of their men will stand against you.’”-Joshua 10:8 Before Israel’s battle against the five kings, the Lord tells Joshua to “fear not”. Why would God tell Joshua that? Because he was going to be battling against […]
J10-7: How God Turned The Tables On The Five Kings Who Attacked Gibeon And Israel
Okay, today I want to talk about how God, the master war strategist, turned Israel’s current sticky predicament into a major big win. But in order to do that properly, I need to explain how warfare was conducted in the Biblical era. In ancient times, understand that siege warfare was the primary way war was waged. […]
J10-6: What If You Were Stuck In A Situation Where You Had To Fight Your Enemies To Protect Your Enemy?
Let’s pause and take a breather for a second to think about Israel’s current situation here in Joshua 10. Just a few weeks ago, the Gibeonites had tricked Israel into entering into a peace treaty with them. And in spite of this peace treaty being based on a total lie and against God’s clear instructions, […]
J10-5: The Moment We Become A Member Of God’s Family, The Devil Will Send His Forces To Attack Us
“Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.”-Joshua 10:5 We have to understand that one of the big reasons why Adoni-zedek was so alarmed that Gibeon had entered into a peace […]
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