Discovery Box| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 4:5 |
| Joshua told them, “Go in front of the ark of the <sc>Lordsc> your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes. |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 4:7 |
| tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing<n id="1" /> before the ark of the covenant of the <sc>Lordsc>. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing.<n id="2" /> These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 4:8 |
| <p class="bodytext">The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the <sc>Lordsc> had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there. |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 4:10 |
| <p class="bodytext">Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly, |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 4:18 |
| The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the <sc>Lordsc> came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land,<n id="1" /> the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage.<n id="2" />p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 5:14 |
| He answered,<n id="1" /> “Truly I am the commander of the <sc>Lordsc>’s army.<n id="2" /> Now I have arrived!”<n id="3" /> Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground<n id="4" /> and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?” |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 5:15 |
| The commander of the <sc>Lordsc>’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 6:6 |
| <p class="bodytext">So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>.” |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 6:26 |
| At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:<n id="1" /> “The man who attempts to rebuild<n id="2" /> this city of Jericho<n id="3" /> will stand condemned before the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="4" /> He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”<n id="5" /> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:1 |
| <t /><p class="bodytext">But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches.<n id="1" /> Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi,<n id="2" /> son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches.<n id="3" /> The <sc>Lordsc> was furious with the Israelites.<n id="4" />p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:6 |
| <p class="bodytext">Joshua tore his clothes;<n id="1" /> he and the leaders<n id="2" /> of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the <sc>Lordsc> until evening<n id="3" /> and threw dirt on their heads.<n id="4" /> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:7 |
| Joshua prayed,<n id="1" /> “O, Master, <sc>Lordsc>! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us? |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:13 |
| Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel says, “You are contaminated,<n id="1" /> O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.”<n id="2" /> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:15 |
| The one caught with the riches<n id="1" /> must be burned up<n id="2" /> along with all who belong to him, because he violated the <sc>Lordsc>’s covenant and did such a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:25 |
| Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster<n id="1" /> on us? The <sc>Lordsc> will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death. (They also stoned and burned the others.)<n id="2" /> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 7:26 |
| Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day<n id="1" />) and the <sc>Lordsc>’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.p> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 8:1 |
| <t /><p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!<n id="1" /> Take the whole army with you and march against Ai!<n id="2" /> See, I am handing over to you<n id="3" /> the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land. |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 8:18 |
| <p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> told Joshua, “Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city<n id="1" /> over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand. |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 8:31 |
| just as Moses the <sc>Lordsc>’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool.<n id="1" /> They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace.<n id="2" /> |
| (0.35477115107914) | Jos 10:12 |
| <p class="bodytext">The day the <sc>Lordsc> delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the <sc>Lordsc> before Israel:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">“O sun, stand still over Gibeon!p> <p class="poetry">O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!”p> |
