Key Events: Moses, Joshua, Rahab, and the War of Ai

1. Killed an Egyptian and cut a person’s life short, so his life is cut short. Moses strikes the rock more than once to make sure he’s doing it right because he messed up so many times and wants to make sure.

Moses sends 12 spies to find out their weaknesses.

Moses' successor: Joshua

2. Rahab; width

She provides shelter and food. She hides two spies in her house because Canaanite soldiers come for them.

Tells her to put a red ribbon outside her house to not get killed.

Her fate: safety of her and her children.

Not sure why she takes them in, but it's guessed it is because she was abused by Canaanites.

3. Surrounds the Canaanites. Starve them out. Walls originally supposed to protect, now a trap.

Ark of Covenant - circling the city with it. God is on their side.

Herem - Complete annihilation

Not everyone commits Herem.

4. War of Ai: 36 people die. 12 complete, 3 perfect.

Moses sends 12 spies to find out their weaknesses.

Moses' successor: Joshua

2. Rahab; width

She provides shelter and food. She hides two spies in her house because Canaanite soldiers come for them.

Tells her to put a red ribbon outside her house to not get killed.

Her fate: safety of her and her children.

Not sure why she takes them in, but it's guessed it is because she was abused by Canaanites.

3. Surrounds the Canaanites. Starve them out. Walls originally supposed to protect, now a trap.

Ark of Covenant - circling the city with it. God is on their side.

Herem - Complete annihilation

Not everyone commits Herem.

4. War of Ai: 36 people die. 12 complete, 3 perfect.

Moses sends 12 spies to find out their weaknesses.

Moses' successor: Joshua

2. Rahab; width

She provides shelter and food. She hides two spies in her house because Canaanite soldiers come for them.

Tells her to put a red ribbon outside her house to not get killed.

Her fate: safety of her and her children.

Not sure why she takes them in, but it's guessed it is because she was abused by Canaanites.

3. Surrounds the Canaanites. Starve them out. Walls originally supposed to protect, now a trap.

Ark of Covenant - circling the city with it. God is on their side.

Herem - Complete annihilation

Not everyone commits Herem.

4. War of Ai: 36 people die. 12 complete, 3 perfect.

Flawless victory. Achan kills everyone he’s supposed to but doesn’t commit Herem. Steals textiles and money.

Lose the battle because of Achan’s past actions. Joshua kills Achan and his family. Israelites win.

Achan is responsible.

Outcome: Lose at first, but when they kill Achan and his family and go back to fight again, they win easily as it should have been because it was a small city that was considered easy to get.

5. Joshua breaks the Israelites up. No leader; sets up judges.

It means society and government is loosely formed and separate from each other, causing Israelites to be divided and not united.

Judge: leader of tribe who rises when there's war