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The Lord wants to fight our battles
Fear gripped the heart of Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, when he heard of Joshua’s destruction of Ai and that the Gibeonites had entered into an alliance with Israel (vv. 1-2). He knew that if the advances of Israel’s armies continued without challenge, Jerusalem would …

Divide and conquer was Joshua’s strategy
Taking advantage of the long day (when the sun and the moon stood still) Joshua continued in hot pursuit of the five kings and their armies. They had left their fortified cities and Joshua was determined to prevent them from retreating back to their walled cities. Then Joshua was …

The Lord gives the victory
In a series of quick raids Joshua attacked and conquered the key cities of southern Canaan. These included; Makkedah, Libnah, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron and Debir (vv. 29-39). Joshua and his army went from city to city, utterly destroying each one and slaying its king and inhab …