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NASB | Joshua 7:2 ¶ Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joshua 7:2 ¶ Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai. |
Bible Question: onfident @ Ai? |
Bible Answer: Interesting question, airmale.. The Israelites spied out the land of Ai in Josh. 7:2 and came back to Joshua saying that "only about two or three thousand men need go up to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few." Were they overconfident? Possibly, since Joshua 8:25 mentions 12,000 people of Ai. Even so, the Lord's anger burned against Israel (Josh 7:1), since Achan broke the ban (v. 11,20-22), and Israel therefore could not stand before their enemies, since the Lord's judgment was upon Israel (v. 12-13). So Israel had to consecrate herself to the Lord again by removing "the things under the ban from your midst." Or else she would be left powerless in battle, as a result of God's judgment. So yes, overconfidence on the part of the Israeli spies could be justified, but it was not the primary reason for Israel's folly in this situation. |
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