Joshua 8:1, God encourages Joshua; Joshua 8:3, The stratagem whereby Ai was taken; Joshua 8:29, The king thereof is hanged; Joshua 8:30, Joshua builds an altar; Joshua 8:32, writes the law on stones; Joshua 8:33, and pronounces the blessings and curses.
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Joshua 8 — OverviewJoshua 8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe embarrassment which Achan's sin gave to the affairs of Israel being
over, we have them here in a very good posture again, the affairs both
of war and religion. Here is, I. The glorious progress of their arms…Joshua 8 — OverviewJoshua 8 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleJoshua is encouraged to go up and take Ai, and is directed what method to make use of, Jos 8:1; accordingly he set an ambush on the west side of it, and, he and the rest of the army went up before it, Jos 8:3; which,…Joshua 8:1-2Joshua 8:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIsrael were very happy in having such a commander as Joshua, but Joshua
was more happy in having such a director as God himself; when any
difficulty occurred, he needed not to call a council of war who had God…Joshua 8:1Joshua 8:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryFear not. Joshua was down cast at his former failure, and well he might. "Treacherous Israelites are to be dreaded more than malicious Canaanites" (Matthew Henry). Take all the people of wax with thee. Not, as has been…Joshua 8:1-29Joshua 8:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE CAPTURE OF AI.—Joshua 8:1-29Joshua 8:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryRenewed effort after disaster.
The Christian warfare, whether from an individual or from a general point of view, is no record of invariable success. The career of each Christian, as of the Christian Church, is a…