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Joshua 08 General Notes

Structure and formatting

Special concepts in this chapter

Sin brought defeat

It was great sin to take what was to be destroyed. Because of their sin, Yahweh withheld victory from the Israelites. Sin resulted in defeat in battle. Because they repented, Yahweh brought victory to Israel in Ai. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent)

Built an altar

Altars were commonly built in the Ancient Near East to commemorate important events. Several altars were built in the Book of Joshua.

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