Joshua 9-11

“Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you” (10:8).  Joshua led the Israelite soldiers into many victories against their enemies, but it was not due to their weapons or their strategy.  As long as they obeyed God, He fought for them.  God threw boulders at their enemies and commanded the sun to stand still to give His people an advantage (10:11-13), The one time they “did not ask counsel from the Lord” (9:14), they were deceived by the Gibeonites. 

“The Lord God of Israel fought for Israel” (10:42). On their own, Israel couldn’t advance a step.  We can only achieve God’s purposes with His help and His methods.