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Josué 8:18

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18 Então o Senhor disse a Josué: Estende para Ai a lança que tens na mão; porque eu ta entregarei. E Josué estendeu para a cidade a lança que estava na sua mão.

Josué 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:18

And the Lord said unto Joshua, stretch out the spear that [is]
in thy hand towards Ai
On which was a flag, as Abarbinel and Ben Melech think; and which is not improbable, and served for a signal for the ambush to come out and seize the city, as both they and Jarchi observe, as well as a signal also to the army of Israel to prepare to turn and face about, and engage with the enemy; though they did not actually do this until they saw the smoke of the city, ( Joshua 8:21 ) ;

for I will give it into thine hand;
of which the stretching out of his spear seems also to be a confirming sign to him, and which he kept stretched out until all the inhabitants of Ai were destroyed, ( Joshua 8:26 ) ;

and Joshua stretched out the spear that [he had] in his hand toward
the city:
and therefore must turn himself towards it; and it is highly probable that at the same time there was a full stop of the army, and that they immediately turned or prepared to turn about.

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Josué 8:18 In-Context

16 Portanto, todo o povo que estava na cidade foi convocado para os perseguir; e seguindo eles após Josué, afastaram-se da cidade.
17 Nem um só homem ficou em Ai, nem em Betel, que não saísse após Israel; assim deixaram a cidade aberta, e seguiram a Israel:
18 Então o Senhor disse a Josué: Estende para Ai a lança que tens na mão; porque eu ta entregarei. E Josué estendeu para a cidade a lança que estava na sua mão.
19 E, tendo ele estendido a mão, os que estavam de emboscada se levantaram apressadamente do seu lugar e, correndo, entraram na cidade, e a tomaram; e, apressando-se, puseram fogo � cidade.
20 Nisso, olhando os homens de Ai para trás, viram a fumaça da cidade, que subia ao céu, e não puderam fugir nem para uma parte nem para outra, porque o povo que fugia para o deserto se tornou contra eles.
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