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THE FALL OF AI

The Fall of Ai . Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed (intimidated). Take all the men of war with you and set out, go up to Ai; see, I have given the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land into your hand.

ISRAEL CROSSES THE JORDAN

Israel Crosses the Jordan. Joshua got up early in the morning; then he and all the children of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed [the river].

MOSES’ SONG AND ISRAEL’S RESPONCE

Moses’ song: Israel’s response. But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God]. You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate! Then he abandoned God who had made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

MOSES SONG:THE LORD’S FAVOR UPON ISRAEL

Moses’ song: the lord’s favor upon Israel. Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended:

OBSERVANCES INSTITUTED BY THE LORD FOR ISRAEL

Observances instituted by the Lord for Israel. Passover, The Feast of Weeks, The Feast of Booths.

WHAT THE LORD DOES FOR HIS PEOPLE

What the Lord does for his people. He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your [olive] oil, the offspring of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you.

THE PENALTY FOR THE MURDERER

. ‘But if he struck his victim down [intentionally] with an iron object so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall certainly be put to death.

THE BORDERS OF THE PROMISED LAND

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
“Command the Israelites, ‘When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall be yours as an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries

REUBEN AND GAD SETTLE IN GILEAD

Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had very large herds of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead [on the east side of the Jordan River], and indeed, the place was suitable for raising livestock.

MOSES INTERCEDES FOR THE PEOPLE

Moses Intercedes for the People. But Moses said to the LORD, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up these people from among them, and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people [of Israel], that You, LORD, are seen face to face, while Your cloud stands over them; and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.