Joshua 8:7

7 you are to come out of your ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God has handed it over to you.

Joshua 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:7

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush
When they should see a signal made, that in ( Joshua 8:18 Joshua 8:19 ) ; and when their watch, they might set in a proper place, should see Israel flee, and the men of Ai at a distance from their city, pursuing, and give notice of it to the ambush:

and seize upon the city;
enter into it, and take possession of it, its fortresses, and secure its passes:

for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand;
Joshua expresses himself with great confidence, having the promise of God, and relying on it.

Joshua 8:7 In-Context

5 Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.

6 They will come after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, 'They are fleeing from us as before.' While we are fleeing from them,

7 you are to come out of your ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God has handed it over to you.

8 After taking the city, set it on fire. Follow the Lord's command-see [that you do] as I have ordered you."

9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site and waited between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But he spent that night with the troops.