Jos 7:10 | MHM | STEP | Joshua 7:10 – God’s Answer About Israel’s Defeat In this passage, God responds to Joshua’s prayer and mourning after Israel’s unexpected defeat at Ai. God explains the true reason for the defeat and tells Joshua what to do next. The Lord teaches Joshua that secret sin in the camp is the cause of their trouble, not a failure of God’s promise or power. God gives instructions for how to deal with the sin so that Israel can be restored and continue to receive His blessing. v. 10 : God tells Joshua to get up and not to remain in a state of deep sadness ( ). While it was good for Joshua to humble himself, God does not want him to stay there too long. Joshua has work to do—he must now find and remove the sin from among the people. There is a time for mourning, but also a time for action (; ; ; ; ).

‏ Joshua 7:10

Joshua 7:10 – God’s Answer About Israel’s Defeat

In this passage, God responds to Joshua’s prayer and mourning after Israel’s unexpected defeat at Ai. God explains the true reason for the defeat and tells Joshua what to do next. The Lord teaches Joshua that secret sin in the camp is the cause of their trouble, not a failure of God’s promise or power. God gives instructions for how to deal with the sin so that Israel can be restored and continue to receive His blessing.

v. 10: God tells Joshua to get up and not to remain in a state of deep sadness ( ^a). While it was good for Joshua to humble himself, God does not want him to stay there too long. Joshua has work to do—he must now find and remove the sin from among the people. There is a time for mourning, but also a time for action (; ^b; ; ^c; ^d).