Joshua 7:4

“So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.”

"So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai." - Joshua 7:4
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What does Joshua 7:4 mean?

Joshua 7:4 (KJV) - "So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai." The book of Joshua is filled with stories of conquest and the fulfillment of God’s promise to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites. In this verse, the…

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Lessons from Defeat: Understanding Joshua 7:4

The verse from Joshua 7:4 states: "So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai." At first glance, this account may strike us as a simple recounting of a military defeat. However, nestled within this verse and the preceding…

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A Prayer for Courage and Strength in Our Trials

O Lord, our God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we humbly come before You in reverence and awe, acknowledging Your great power and sovereignty over all things. As we meditate on Your word, specifically in the account of the struggle faced by the Israelites at Ai, as told in Joshua…

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Joshua 7:4 - "So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai."
Joshua 4:15 - "And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 4:4 - "Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:"
Joshua 4:17 - "Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan."
Joshua 7:16 - "¶ So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:"
Joshua 7:22 - "¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it."
Joshua 4:20 - "And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal."
Joshua 3:4
Joshua 4:7 - "Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever."
Joshua 3:4
Joshua 7:10 - "¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?"
Joshua 10:7 - "So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour."
"And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying," - Joshua 4:15
Joshua 1:7-9
Joshua 11:7 - "So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them."
Joshua 5:7 - "And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way."
Joshua 19:4 - "And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,"
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 4:1 - "And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 4:14 - "¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life."
Joshua 7:20 - "And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:"
Joshua 7:7 - "And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!"
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 7:23 - "And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD."
Joshua 10:4 - "Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel."
Joshua 4:10 - "¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over."
Joshua 3:7 - "¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee."
Joshua 4:9 - "And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day."
Joshua 19:7 - "Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:"