The events of Joshua 9 demonstrate the folly of assuming that you possess the wisdom necessary to make good decisions that accord with righteousness without seeking the wisdom and counsel of the Lord.

The victory at Ai holds five lessons for the church.

Christ’s victory over sin and death should produce an unwavering commitment to Him and an enduring hope in all things, knowing that the battle has been won on our behalf.

The glory of God finds its apex in the conjunction of His majesty and meekness.

The glory of Jesus is supremely demonstrated in His humbling Himself to embrace the cradle and the cross. For this reason, God has highly exalted Him and has given Him the crown of heaven and earth.

The conquest of Jericho is a microcosm of the much larger work of salvation and judgment that the LORD has accomplished, is accomplishing, and will accomplish in redemptive history. And Just as at Jericho, this work is the LORD's from start to finish.

A church that is armed and ready for the battle against the world, the flesh, and the devil is a church that rightly receives and highly esteems the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are the signs of the covenant, and is rightly related to the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Commander of the covenant.

“The greatest enemy of faith may be forgetfulness.” – Dale Ralph Davis. If we would be faithful, we must not be forgetful.

Rahab is not remembered in Scripture as a pagan prostitute, but as a woman of faith and an heir of eternal life, who serves as an example for how you, too, may become an heir of eternal life.