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King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
Joshua 8:1 — KJV
Dismayed. The sin of Achan and its consequences must have brought great discouragement to Joshua. But now that he had done God’s will in ridding the camp of sin, the Lord gave him fresh encouragement to proceed with the conquest.
Take all the people. The spies had suggested that Joshua not require all the people to participate in the attack on Ai (Joshua 7:3), and he had acceded to their suggestion. Human wisdom, guided by over-confidence, dictated this first plan and it failed. Now it seems that God administered a tacit rebuke to the scheme of partial participation. He directed that all were to share in the task of taking Ai, and to receive a portion of the spoils. Thus it is in the cause of God today. All are to labor in the work of the gospel, and all are to share in its rewards.
By SdaBc
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