Joshua 8 Flashcards
According to Joshua 8:1, what did the Lord tell Joshua not to be?
afraid nor dismayed
According to Joshua 8:1, what 3 things did the Lord command Joshua to do?
take the people of war with you, arise, go up to Ai
According to Joshua 8:1, who did the Lord tell Joshua He had given into his hand?
the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
According to Joshua 8:2, the Lord told Joshua that he would do to Ai and its king as he had done to whom?
Jericho and its king
According to Joshua 8:2, what did the Lord say could be taken as booty for yourselves?
its spoil and cattle
According to Joshua 8:2, what war tactic did the Lord instruct Joshua to follow?
lay an ambush for the city behind it
According to Joshua 8:3, who arose with Joshua to go to war against Ai?
all the people of war
According to Joshua 8:3, of his army, who did Joshua choose and send away by night?
30,000 mighty men of valor
According to Joshua 8:3, what did Joshua do with the chosen 30,000 mighty men of valor?
sent them away by night
According to Joshua 8:4, what instruction did Joshua give to the 30,000 mighty men of valor?
you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
According to Joshua 8:5, what was Joshua’s plan for he and all the men of war with him?
approach the city, when they come out against us - we will flee before them.
According to Joshua 8:6, what was Joshua’s battle plan in fleeing before the men of Ai?
draw them from the city.
According to Joshua 8:7, while Joshua and his men were fleeing before the men of Ai and drawing them away from the city, what were the men laying in ambush to do?
Rise, and seize the city
According to Joshua 8:7, what did Joshua promise to the men laying in ambush?
the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
According to Joshua 8:8, what were the men laying in ambush to do to the city of Ai when they had taken it?
set it on fire
According to Joshua 8:9, where did the men Joshua sent in ambush stay between?
between Bethel and Ai.
According to Joshua 8:9, on which side of Ai did the 30,000 men of valor lay in wait for ambush?
on the west side of Ai.
According to Joshua 8:9, where did Joshua lodge that night?
among the people.
According to Joshua 8:10, who did Joshua muster early the next morning?
the people.
According to Joshua 8:10, after Joshua mustered the people, who went up to Ai?
Joshua and the Leaders of Israel.
According to Joshua 8:11, Joshua and the entire force with him drew near to Ai and arrived in front of it. Where did they camp that night?
on the north side of Ai with a valley between them and the city.
According to Joshua 8:11, what lay between the camp of Joshua and the city of Ai?
a valley.
According to Joshua 8:12, how many men did Joshua set in ambush between Bethel and Ai?
about 5,000 men.
According to Joshua 8:12, on what side of Ai were the 5,000 men laying in wait for ambush against the city?
on the west side of Ai.
According to Joshua 8:13, on what side of Ai was the army of Israelites?
the north side.
According to Joshua 8:13, on what side of Ai was the rear guard?
on the west side of Ai.
According to Joshua 8:13, after setting up camp near Ai, what did Joshua do that night?
went out into the valley.
According to Joshua 8:14, what did the men of Ai do early the next morning?
hurried, rose early, went out against Israel.
According to Joshua 8:14, where was the battle for Ai to take place?
at the appointed place before the plain.
According to Joshua 8;14, what did the king of Ai not know?
there was an ambush against him behind the city.
According to Joshua 8:15, and Joshua and all Israel with him made as if they were beaten before them, and did what?
fled.
According to Joshua 8:15, where did Joshua and Israel flee by the way of?
the wilderness.
According to Joshua 8:16, what 3 things did the people of Ai do when Israel fled before them?
called together, pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
According to Joshua 8:17, who was left in Bethel and Ai who did not go out after Israel?
not a man left.
According to Joshua 8:17, what did the people of Ai do?
left the city open and pursued Israel.