1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: And A can answer Joshua and said, indeed, I have 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: sinned against the Lord God of Israel. And thus and 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: thus have I done Joshua seven twenty. Dear Lord, meditating 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: on Joshua seven and eight, I will be sure not 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: to take any mindsets and idols that are contrary to 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: the ways of the Lord. I come against the mindset 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: of aken that would have me take possession of what 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: is not mine. I will be patient and wait for 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: you to bring my perfect blessing to me. Like Joshua, 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: if there is anything in my life that would stop 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: me from winning the battles, I pray that you will 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: help me identify them and then remove them from my life. 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: When I experience moments of setbacks, I will realign myself, 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: then reassess my heart to make sure that I am 15 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: living in complete obedience to you, Lord. When my victories 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: seem far in between, I will stop and go back 17 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: to my last place of disobedience so that I can 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: make it right. Then move forward in my promise. Through 19 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: your word, I have all the promises and strategies needed 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: to win every battle. You are with me, Lord, and 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: for that I'm forever grateful. Be strong and courageous with 22 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: you God, I've got this in Jesus name. Amen. Thank 23 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: you for praying with me today. Continue listening for an 24 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: incredible Bible story brought to you by Bible in a 25 00:01:47,040 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: Year dot Com Aken Sins. In our last story, we 26 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: learned of God's enormous power with the marching and shouts 27 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: of Israel, the walls of Jericho crumbled and the Hebrew 28 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: army stormed the city. Now we learn about Israel's self 29 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: confidence being shattered by loss and idolatry. Aiken sins and 30 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: hides it from Joshua, and the sins of Israel caused 31 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: stumbling across the land inspired by the Book of Joshua. 32 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: Hello Jack Graham here with today's episode of the Bible 33 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: in a Year. In our previous episode, we heard how 34 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: God delivered the city of Jericho to the Israelites in 35 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: a surprising and miraculous way. With the blowing of trumpets 36 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: and the shouting of his people, God caused the walls 37 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: of Jericho to collapse into rubble. The Israelites has stormed 38 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: the exposed city with God's order to destroy everything but 39 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: the gold, silver, bronze, and iron, which were to be 40 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: taken for the Lord's treasury. They were worn not to 41 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: keep plunder for themselves, lest they bring trouble on the 42 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: whole camp. Today we learn of one man named Aiken, 43 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: whose greed got the best of him, and how his 44 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: secret sin, an act of disobedience and deceit, brings heartache 45 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: to all around him. Joshua and his army will be 46 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: left perplexed as they lose in battle, but the truth 47 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: will come out and the people will learn that God 48 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: is not to be defied. Let's listen now to today's reading. 49 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: The faithful arm of God carried Israel to victory. The 50 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: Israelite army laughed and cheered in the streets of Jericho. 51 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: The day was drawing to a close, and the men 52 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: were gathering the spoils of war, taking anything valuable to 53 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: be stored for the rest of Israel. Joshua instructed specifically 54 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: that any idols that caused their hearts to stumble should 55 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: be ignored, for God had given them victory, and to 56 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: take idols as spoils of war would be spitting in 57 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: the face of the Lord. Aikin from the tribe of 58 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: Judah was rummaging around in the wreckage, searching for anything 59 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: valuable or interesting. At the corner of his eye, he 60 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: spotted something in altar. To some of the Jericho gods 61 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: stood there perfectly intact. The altar was gold, and on 62 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: it several Canaanite idols were spread across its base. They 63 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: glimmered and reflected back in Aiken's eyes. Aikin smiled as 64 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: he looked around him to see if anyone was watching. 65 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: Then he took the idols and stuffed them in his back. 66 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: Unbeknownst to Aikin, the anger of God was awakened against 67 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: him that moment. Aikin did not know that his idolatry 68 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: would send Israel into hearting. Joshua sent spies to the 69 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: neighboring land of Eye. The spies came back with a 70 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: good report, saying that they only needed two to three 71 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: thousand men in order to take the land, for the 72 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: army was small there and the city was vulnerable. So 73 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: Joshua and as men marched forward towards I, Aiken was 74 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: among them, still hiding his idols. Joshua and the army 75 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: of Israel drew their swords. Their marching turned into running, 76 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 1: and they shouted as they stormed the city of Eye. 77 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: I met them with great strength. The battle raged, and 78 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: the people of Israel began to fall. One by one. 79 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: Swords tore apart the flesh of thirty six Israelite men, 80 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: and it became apparent to Joshua that they would not 81 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: win this battle. Retreat Joshua yelled, and the army of 82 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: Israel fled to the mountains, dirty, bloodied, and bruised. The 83 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: men sat there, astonished. After such a glorious victory in Jericho, 84 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: how could they have lost? Their hearts melted, and their 85 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: optimism disappeared like vapor. Joshua fell before God at the ark. 86 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: He lay there until evening. Joshua tightened his jaw. His 87 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: face was on the ground and dust was on his head. 88 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: His eyes were sealed shut, and he was holding back tears. 89 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: Why did you bring us over the Jordan at all? 90 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: Joshua asked, Would you bring us out here just to 91 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: have us slaughtered? We have fled from our enemies. Word 92 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: will spread of our cowardice, and they will be emboldened 93 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: to come out and slaughter us. Joshua finally began to cry. 94 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: His heart was broken over such a tragic loss. Although 95 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: thirty six men was not a large military blow. It 96 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: meant everything to Israel. The Lord had no patience or 97 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: compassion listening to Joshua's words. Get up, he yelled, Why 98 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: do you fall on your face? The people have broken 99 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: their promise to me. They have stolen idols. If I 100 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: am not their odd then why would I grant them victory? 101 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: God spoke with firmness, and Joshua listened with anger. Joshua 102 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: rose early and brought every tribe of Israel before him. 103 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: He paced in front of them, staring. He pointed to 104 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: the tribe of Judah and brought them forward. Then all 105 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: those in the tribe of Judah were brought before Joshua. 106 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: One by one. They brought their case before Joshua and left. 107 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: Then Aiken came forward. What have you done, Joshua asked. 108 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: Immediately Aiken crumbled. He confessed to taking idols from Jericho 109 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: and storing them underneath his tent. So Joshua sent his 110 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: men to ransack the tent. They brought all the gold 111 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: and silver Achin had taken and showcased it in front 112 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: of all the people. They grabbed Aiken, his family and 113 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: all the idols he had taken and dragged them to 114 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: the valley. Of Akor. Why have you done this, Joshua 115 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: were asked afterwards. He said nothing. They bound Achin in 116 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: the middle of the valley. Each member of the tribe 117 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: picked up stones. One by one, they hurled stones at Aikin. 118 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: Blood and screams scattered across the field. Aiken writhed before them, 119 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: bound and unable to free himself. Stone after stone struck 120 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: Aikin until he breathed his last. Joshua then took Aichin 121 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: along with his idols and burned them. Every one looked 122 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: as Akin melted with his idols. He shared their fate, 123 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: destined to become nothing. The anger of God disappeared with 124 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: the ashes of Achin and his idols. God turned to 125 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: Joshua and said, do not be afraid to go against Iye, 126 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: once again I have given them into your hand. Joshua 127 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: felt the confidence of the Lord returned to him. This time, 128 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: Joshua gathered thirty thousand of his finest men to take 129 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: Eye with force. The battle would not be easy, and 130 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: it would require tact and patience, so Joshua and all 131 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:14,239 Speaker 1: the fighting men rose up to go towards I. Joshua 132 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: laid out his plan before them and said twenty five 133 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: thousand of you shall lie in waiting on the outskirts 134 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: of the city. I and five thousand of my men 135 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: will storm the city and clash with Eye. When they 136 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: come out to battle, we will flee as we did before. 137 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: When they come after us, you will ambush the city 138 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: and set it ablaze. They schemed all night, strategizing in bickering. 139 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: The next morning they were ready. Joshua and five thousand 140 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: of his men met I and his army for battle. 141 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: The two forces clashed. The Israelite army feigned weakness and 142 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: tucked tail and ran from Eye. Filled with confidence, I 143 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: pursued Israel to finish them once and for all. The 144 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: five thousand men fled to the hills, luring Eye further 145 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: and further from their city. Then, like mighty waves crashing 146 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: upon the rocks, twenty five thousand of Israel's warriors clashed 147 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: against the city of Eye. The land stood no chance, 148 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: and they set it ablaze for all the world to see. 149 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: The men of Eye looked back to see their city 150 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: rising up in smoke and flames. As they looked back, 151 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: the five thousand men of Israel leaped like a lion 152 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: against its prey. The jars of Israel's army locked on 153 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: to the neck of Eye. They tore them apart, limb 154 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: from limb, sparing no soldier. None were able to escape, 155 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: and the King of Eye was taken captive and brought 156 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 1: to Joshua miles away in Eye. More men arose from 157 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: the city to come against the army of Israel. Israel 158 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: was surrounded by soldiers from the right and from the left. 159 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: Swords flew and shields burst. The flames in the city 160 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: grew larger and large, and ash filled the air. Israel 161 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: fought among the flames, dousing the fire with the blood 162 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: of their enemies. All fell at the edge of their sword. 163 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: A total of twelve thousand bodies burned with the city 164 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: of Eye. Only the live stock was spared as plunder. 165 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: The rest was left as a heap of ruins in 166 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: a monument to God's greatness. Joshua hung the King of Eye, 167 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: and he remained there for the rest of the day. 168 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: As the sun was setting across the land, Joshua threw 169 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: the King's body among the ashes of his city. The 170 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: air smelt of blood, metal, and ash. Joshua raised his 171 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: javelin and screamed a war cry. Of victory. All thirty 172 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: thousand men joined in their shouts. The roaring of Israel 173 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: shook the ground. Another victory, the Promised Land was closer. 174 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: They built an altar to God and renewed their covenant 175 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: with him. With God as their mighty warrior king, no 176 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: nation would ever stand against them and prevail. Standing among 177 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: the ash, a shout of victory bellowed across the land 178 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: for all to hear. Today's reading opens in the aftermath 179 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: of the Battle of Jericho. The people were rejoicing over 180 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: the victory that God had given them in their first 181 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,599 Speaker 1: challenge in the Promised Land. God knew they would be 182 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: quick to turn away, as they had done many times before, 183 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: so he had commanded them to keep no spoils for themselves. 184 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: It was a test. The shrines and the idols and 185 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: Jericho would be a stumbling block, so they must be 186 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: completely destroyed. But one man named Aiken was captivated by 187 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: the spoils and took some for himself. He knew it 188 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: was wrong because he carefully hid what he had taken 189 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: in his tent. Nobody knew, at least he thought. God 190 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: of course knew, and this act of disrespect and defiance 191 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: of God. His disobedience angered the Lord greatly. This was 192 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: secret sin sin into camp, and it had to be 193 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: dealt with. So when Joshua and his army went into 194 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: battle against the neighboring city of Ai, his men met 195 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: a formidable foe and an ignomedious defeat as thirty six 196 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: Israelite men were cut down, and this forced Joshua to 197 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: call a retreat. They returned to camp defeated, not knowing 198 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: what had happened. What was God doing? Joshua wondered. Downcast 199 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: and dispirited. Joshua fell before the ark and cried out 200 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: to God, asking him why does this happen? Won't this 201 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: make you and us look bad before the nations? But 202 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: God was having none of this. He called for Joshua 203 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: to get up, and then he laid out the accusation 204 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: that no doubt stunned Joshua, and we read about it 205 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 1: here in Joshua seven verses eleven through twelve. Israel has sinned. 206 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: They have trained and disgressed my covenant that I commanded them. 207 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: They've taken some of the devoted things they have stolen 208 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: and lied, and put them among their own belongings. Therefore, 209 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They 210 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: turned their backs before their enemies because they have become 211 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more 212 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: unless you destroy the devoted things that are among you. 213 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: This secret sin, this single act of disobedience, would not stand. 214 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: God is teaching every one of us a lesson that 215 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: we must confess our sins and not hide them away. 216 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: That a divided heart cannot walk with God, and God 217 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: cannot use us with sin in our lives. God instructed 218 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: Joshua's to how they would find the culprit, and just 219 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: as he said, the guilty party was discovered. Aiken came 220 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: forward and confessed his sin, surely to the anger and 221 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: shock of everyone around them. Aikin and the things that 222 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: he had taken were quickly destroyed, and judgment came upon 223 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: Acon and his family. He said, Joshua once more to 224 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: battle at Ai, and this time the victory was commanding. 225 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: Not a soul was left standing, only the livestock. God's 226 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: blessing and protection was once again upon his people, just 227 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: as he had promised. Hope is restored, and the neighboring 228 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: cities feared the God of Israel and his army the 229 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: next time, we're going to learn about a new approach 230 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: to war that one of those neighbors employs. Dear God, 231 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: we pray that you would search our hearts and if 232 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: there is any sin, if there is a secret sin, 233 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: if there is a buried sin in our lives, that 234 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: we would confess it and find forgiveness, that we would 235 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: learn to obey you always and never try to cover 236 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: up our disobedience to you. Thank You for all we 237 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: showing us mercy when we come to you. We pray 238 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: this in the name of your son Jesus, who made 239 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: it possible for us to confess our sins and to 240 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: be forgiven. In Jesus name, we pray Amen. 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