“Do to ‘Ai and its king as you did to Yericho and its king; but this time, take its spoil and cattle as booty for yourselves. Ambush the city from behind.’”-Joshua 8:2 So finally, finally after much self-examination, a national confession and bringing Achan to justice (the one who had stolen God’s holy property), the […]

“Adonai said to Y’hoshua, “’Don’t be afraid or fall into despair! Take all the people who can fight with you, set out, and go up to ‘Ai; because now I have handed over to you the king of ‘Ai, his people, his city and his land.’”-Joshua 8:1 In the Scriptures, the Lord often tells His People […]

There’s something really special about Joshua Chapters 7 and 8 that I want you to catch. These 2 chapters play a key role in defining and solidifying the identity of the people of God. Or maybe a better way to put it is to say that in these chapters… …the people of God are finally […]

Okay, finally, let’s apply what we know about the principle of Firstfruits to Israel’s conquering of the Land of Canaan. It’s actually pretty simple and I think you all know where I’m going with this. The first city Israel attacked was Jericho. Therefore, from God’s perspective, Jericho was a “first fruit” and that’s why He […]

I wanna expand a little bit more on the firstfruits concept that while everything belongs to God, not everything is devoted to Him. This Scriptural principle is a much more serious matter than you think. When we study about holy war in the Book of Joshua, we need to keep in mind that the rules […]