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"But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

But I feared the taunt of Israel's enemy, who might misunderstand and say, "Our own power has triumphed! The Lord had nothing to do with this!"'

"But Israel is a senseless nation; the people are foolish, without understanding.

But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize.

Look now; I myself am he! There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!

So you will see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel."

Then the Lord said to Moses, "This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.' I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land."

The Lord buried him in a valley near Beth-peor in Moab, but to this day no one knows the exact place.

Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them

But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."

Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, "Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from.

If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death.

The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.

It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge,

Those who left Egypt had all been circumcised, but none of those born after the Exodus, during the years in the wilderness, had been circumcised.

But the Lord said to Joshua, "I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors.

On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times.

But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord . A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.

So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated. The men of Ai

But the Lord said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this?