The Fall of Ai

Now the Lord said to Joshua: (A)“Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, (B)I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

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(A)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; (B)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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18 you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall (A)remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:

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21 Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; (A)do not fear or be discouraged.’

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And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! (A)I have given Jericho into your hand, its (B)king, and the mighty men of valor.

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And the Lord, (A)He is the One who goes before you. (B)He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

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37 (A)You, O king, are a king of kings. (B)For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 (C)and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—(D)you are this head of gold.

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(A)When you pass through the waters, (B)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you (C)walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.

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26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then (A)He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

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35 (A)All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
(B)He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
(C)No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, (D)“What have You done?”

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25 They shall (A)drive you from men, your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you (B)eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven [a]times shall pass over you, (C)till you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and (D)gives it to whomever He chooses.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 4:25 Possibly years

21 And He changes (A)the times and the seasons;
(B)He removes kings and raises up kings;
(C)He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.

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God Will Preserve Israel(A)

27 “But(B) do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will (C)save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.

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10 (A)Fear not, (B)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (C)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
[a]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

14 “Fear not, you (D)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, (E)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (F)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (G)glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:12 Lit. Men of your strife

Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
(A)‘For (B)Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;
He also has become my salvation.’ ”

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11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

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For (A)they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
(B)Because You favored them.

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An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my (A)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The (B)Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?

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For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and (A)cut off our name from the earth. Then (B)what will You do for Your great name?”

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Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they (B)put dust on their heads. And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord [a]God, (C)why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all—to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan!

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:7 Heb. YHWH, Lord

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