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-[[Israel]]'s conquest of the mighty city of Jericho, covered in chapter 6, is an illustration of several practical spiritual truths. [[God]]'s only requirement of the [[Israel]]ites was that they wait, obey, and trust Him for the [[victory]].
+The heathen tribes of Canaan were divided into many little "nations," with key cities as their centers. They usually fought each other, but when [[God]]'s people arrived the little nations united to oppose [[Israel]]. However, a group of Hivites, a little-known ethnic group of Palestine, decided to try diplomacy rather than war. Their capital city was Gibeon, located five miles northwest of [[Jerusalem]] on the road to Joppa. They pretended to be friends of the [[Israel]]ites. They lied to them, saying their wineskins had become old and worn on their long journey, their bread moldy, and their sandals worn. The [[Israel]]ites believed them and made a treaty with them. The [[Israelites]] "took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the [[Lord]].".
-Chapter 7 records the disobedience of Achan. [[God]] told Joshua that the spoils of Jericho were consecrated to Him and were to be placed in His treasury. But Achan disobeyed [[God]]'s instructions. He thought he could hide his [[sin]]. And because an "accursed thing" was in the camp, [[God]] could not dwell with His people. This caused their defeat at Ai. Achan's disobedience was discovered and exposed.
+The Gibeonites were found to be neighbors and enemies, among those who should have been destroyed. The result was [[Israel]]'s disobedience to the [[Lord]], and enemies numbered among them. Though the Gibeonites were given menial tasks, being made woodcutters and water carriers, the fact remained that they were enemies of the [[Israelites]].

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		+	[[Israel]]'s conquest of the mighty city of Jericho, covered in chapter 6, is an illustration of several practical spiritual truths. [[God]]'s only requirement of the [[Israel]]ites was that they wait, obey, and trust Him for the [[victory]].
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		+	Chapter 7 records the disobedience of Achan. [[God]] told Joshua that the spoils of Jericho were consecrated to Him and were to be placed in His treasury. But Achan disobeyed [[God]]'s instructions. He thought he could hide his [[sin]]. And because an "accursed thing" was in the camp, [[God]] could not dwell with His people. This caused their defeat at Ai. Achan's disobedience was discovered and exposed.
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		+	Now that the nation has been sanctified and Achan's [[sin]] judged, [[God]] can again lead His people to [[victory]]. Chapter 8 covers the destruction of Ai. The first defeat was used to good advantage, for now the people of Ai were confident they could overcome [[Israel]] again. Note also in this chapter that [[God]] allowed the people to take the cattle and the spoil from Ai. If Achan had only waited a few days he would have had all the wealth he could have carried!