Joshua 8:7

“Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.”

"Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand." - Joshua 8:7
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What does Joshua 8:7 mean?

The verse Joshua 8:7 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand." This verse is part of the story of the conquest of Ai by the Israelites, as they continue to…

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Seizing the Moment: Embracing Divine Strategy in Our Battles

In Joshua 8:7, we find a powerful directive laden with promise: "Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand." This verse speaks volumes about strategy, Divine assistance, and the proactive faith required…

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A Prayer for Divine Empowerment and Boldness in Faith

O Gracious and Almighty God, We come before Your holy presence in reverence and humility, seeking Your guidance and strength as we reflect on the powerful words found in Joshua 8:7: "Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will…

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Joshua 8:7 - "Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand."
Joshua 7:8 - "O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!"
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
Joshua 8:30 - "¶ Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,"
Joshua 9:8 - "And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?"
"O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!" - Joshua 7:8
Joshua 8:28 - "And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day."
Joshua 8:15 - "And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness."
Joshua 1:8
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 8:9 - "¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people."
Joshua 8:3 - "¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."
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 4:1-8
Joshua 4:1-8
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."
Joshua 8:10 - "And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai."
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 8:18 - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city."
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
Joshua 8:27 - "Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua."
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 8:21 - "And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai."
Joshua 8:16 - "And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city."
Joshua 8:26 - "For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai."
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 8:13 - "And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley."