Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 7:2
To Ai — They were not to go into the city of Ai, but into the country belonging to it, to understand the state of the place; and the people.
To Ai — They were not to go into the city of Ai, but into the country belonging to it, to understand the state of the place; and the people.
Verse Joshua 7:2. _SENT MEN FROM JERICHO TO AI_] This is the place called _Hai_, Genesis 12:8. It was in the east of Beth-el, north of Jericho, from which it was distant about ten or twelve miles. Fr...
AI, BETHEL - See Genesis 12:8 note. (Modern travelers place the former at Khan Haiy, in the neighborhood of Deir Diwan.)...
7. ACHAN'S SIN AND ISRAEL'S DEFEAT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The defeat of Israel (Joshua 7:1)_ 2. The source of the defeat revealed (Joshua 7:6) 3. The transgressor found out (Joshua 7:16) 4. The judgment...
VII. ACHAN'S TRESPASS, ISRAEL'S DEFEAT, ACHAN'S PUNISHMENT. Joshua 7:1. The name should probably be Achar. The narrative presents no difficulties till the end of the chapter, where Achan's punishment...
MEN. Hebrew, plural of _ish_ or _'enosh_. App-14. AI. Near Beth-el. Compare Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3. BETH-AVEN. House of vanity. BETH-EL. House of God. Compare Genesis 28:19....
_from Jericho to Ai_ The country of Canaan seems in the time of Joshua to have been broken up into a number of small territories, each governed by an independent chief or "king," who extended his rule...
_VER._ 2. _JOSHUA SENT MEN FROM JERICHO TO AI._— To forward the conquest of the land of Canaan, Joshua made the fertile plain of Jericho the centre of his camp, whence he sent detachments to seize upo...
_The Israelites Beaten Joshua 7:1-5_ But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took...
_AND JOSHUA SENT MEN FROM JERICHO TO AI, WHICH IS BESIDE BETHAVEN, ON THE EAST SIDE OF BETHEL, AND SPAKE UNTO THEM, SAYING, GO UP AND VIEW THE COUNTRY. AND THE MEN WENT UP AND VIEWED AI._ Joshua sent...
REPULSE AT AI, DUE TO ACHAN'S SIN The capture of Jericho is followed by an attempt upon Ai, a place of strategic importance, as commanding a main entrance into the interior of Canaan westward; the upp...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 7 DEFEAT THEN *VICTORY AT AI – JOSHUA 7:1-8...
JOSHUA SENT MEN FROM JERICHO TO AI. — Why Ai should be the next town selected for attack after Jericho, is a question which perhaps we cannot answer with certainty. But we may observe that the next st...
וַ יִּשְׁלַח֩ יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מִֽ ירִיחֹ֗ו...
CHAPTER XIV. ACHAN'S TRESPASS. Joshua 7:1. A VESSEL in full sail scuds merrily over the waves. Everything betokens a successful and delightful voyage. The log has just been taken, marking an extraor...
THE FIRST DEFEAT AND ITS CAUSE Joshua 7:1 Israel was taught that victory is possible only where there are exact obedience and sincere consecration. We cannot cope with our foes, unless we live in unc...
This chapter opens with a significant and ominous "But." So far we have had the record of remarkable progress but! We now see the triumphant people defeated and flying and the reason is declared. It w...
A DEFEAT BECAUSE OF SIN Joshua 7:1-26 The Lord had instructed Israel to make Jericho a devoted city, that is, set apart for him. He especially instructed them to place the silver, gold and vessels of...
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to (b) Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. (b) This...
_Against Hai, to see the situation and strength of that city, which was about 10 miles west, or rather north, of Jericho. It was afterwards rebuilt, 1 Esdras ii. 28. --- Bethaven and Bethel are the sa...
The scouts were not interrupted in their progress by the enemy, it seems, though for the sin of Achan the Lord intended to chastise Israel....
The passing of the Jordan was a wondrous and significant event; but it was not everything. It sank deep into the consciences of the Canaanites on all sides; but there was more that was needed, and mor...
2._And Joshua sent men from Jericho, _etc To examine the site of the city and reconnoiter all its approaches was an act of prudence, that they might not, by hurrying on at random through unknown place...
Chapter 7 lays open the principles of God's government, or His ways in the midst of His people who are in conflict. Victory leads to negligence. The work is thought easy. After a manifestation of God'...
AND JOSHUA SENT MEN FROM JERICHO TO AI,.... Which was the next city of importance, though not so large as Jericho, and was, as the Jews say l, three miles distant from it; Abarbinel says m four miles,...
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. Ver. 2. _To...
_Go up and view the country_ They were not to go into the city of Ai, but into the country belonging to it, that they might understand the state of the place and people. _Let two or three thousand go...
1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Ioshuas complaint. 10 God instructeth him what to doe. 16 Achan is taken by the Lot. 19 His confession. 22 Hee and all he had are destroyed in the valley of...
Israel's defeat at Ai...
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, northeast of Jericho and almost due north of Jerusalem, AND SPAKE UNTO THEM, SAYING, GO UP AND VIEW THE CO...
DEFEATED BY AI (vs.1-9) Though Joshua and Israel as such were unaware of it, there was sin in the camp that affected all of Israel, for we are told that "the children of Israel committed a trespass...
1-5 Achan took some of the spoil of Jericho. The love of the world is that root of bitterness, which of all others is most hardly rooted up. We should take heed of sin ourselves, lest by it many be d...
AI, called _Hai_, GENESIS 12:8, and _Alia_, NEHEMIAH 11:31. They were not to go into the city of Ai, but into the country bordering and belonging to it, and there to understand the state and quality o...
Joshua 7:2 Joshua H3091 sent H7971 (H8799) men H582 Jericho H3405 Ai H5857 beside H5973 Aven H1007 side...
‘ And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.' Meanwhile...
CONTENTS: Sin of Achan and the defeat at Ai. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Achan. CONCLUSION: Let all men know that it is nothing but sin that separates them from God and if it be not sincerely repented...
Joshua 7:1. _The children of Israel committed a trespass;_ that is, Achan and his children, who concealed their father's sin, by hiding the accursed plunder in their tent. The sin of one man is here a...
_They fled before the men of Ai._ THE TRUE MEASURE OF STRENGTH In every estimate of work to be done by men, or by money, the moral element ought to be taken into account as an important factor. Napol...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 7:1__ Chapter Joshua 7:1 tells how Joshua launches an unsuccessful attack on the city of Ai. There is no mention either of a divine order to do so or of anyone inquiring of the L...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 7:2 For a second time (see Joshua 2:1) JOSHUA SENT MEN to SPY OUT THE LAND. But this spying mission proves disastrous, a
_TROUBLE IN THE LORD’S CAMP_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 7:1. Committed a trespass] _Lit_., “deceived a deceit” The meaning of the verb is to cover, as with a garment, thence to act deceitfully or treach...
EXPOSITION THE DEFEAT BEFORE AI.— JOSHUA 7:1 COMMITTED A TRESPASS IN THE ACCURSED THING. The word מָעַל, here used, signifies originally to _cover, _whence מְעִיל a garment. Hence it comes to mean t...
Now in chapter seven we read that, The children of Israel committed a trespass against the Lord in the [holy thing, or in the] accursed thing: [rather] for Achan took of the accursed thing: [That is...
Ephesians 5:15; Genesis 12:8; Genesis 28:19; Hosea 4:15; Joshua 12:9;...
THE WOES OF ACHAN Joshua 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our Scripture opens with the following statement: "But the Children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing." The fact is as we all know...