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Joshua 7:4-5 (JDV)

Joshua 7:4 So about three thousand men went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.
Joshua 7:5 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them and chased them from outside the city gate to the quarries, striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people lost heart.

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Observers of the battle of Ai might have imagined all kinds of reasons for this unexpected defeat. But there was no way that these men could have defeated the men of Ai, because the failure did not come from them. God allowed the Israelites to be defeated because one man had betrayed him. A three thousand man army is only as strong as its weakest link.

Lord, build commitment and dedication to you into each one of us.