Children of Israel's Overconfidence
Story★★★★After conquering Jericho, the children of Israel thought they could take the city of Ai on their own. They sent 3,000 men to conquer it but forgot that God had wiped out Jericho and didn’t need them.
Also attributed to: Unknown
Ayer, Jim; Nelson, Janice, “Doing it Myself” (AudioVerse teaching 28236).
The point
The Israelites, after conquering Jericho, sent only 3000 men to conquer the city of Ai without God's help and were defeated.
Scripture
Joshua 7:1-5
Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Sobering · Convicting
To tell aloud
about 1 min · 37 words