In this video listen to Joshua 8 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Joshua 8 Ai is conquered and the city destroyed. The city of Ai is one of three cities destroyed by fire in the Canaanite conquest. The first Jericho, and the last Hazor. Many of the other cities were probably not destroyed but preserved for use as is the normal way in battle. Joshua hid a second force in the Wadi Sheben between Ai and Bethel and lured the army of ai out of the city with an initial preliminary force, then sacked the city.

It was a strategic move that Joshua obtained from the Lord. At this point we see how simple the victory was, when done the Lord’s way. It is not only that the instructions came from the Lord as to how to fight, but that the Lord was also fighting for them as commander of the Lord’s army. We have often talked abo ...