Joshua 10:32 Meaning and Explanation
“And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.”
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Read Full Chapter →On the second day the LORD gives Lachish to Israel, and it falls like Libnah.
What Does Joshua 10:32 Mean?
On the second day the Lord delivers Lachish into Israel's hand, and it is taken and struck as Libnah had been. The brief note that it took a second day quietly records that even fortified strength gives way once God has determined to deliver a city. The pattern holds: the Lord delivered, and Israel obeyed.
That the harder city still fell, only a day later, encourages perseverance. Walls that resist for a time do not resist forever when the Lord is at work. The believer facing a stronghold that does not yield at once may take heart from Lachish: the second day came, and the city was given. Endurance in obedience meets, in God's time, with the promised deliverance.
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What does Joshua 10:32 mean?
On the second day the LORD gives Lachish to Israel, and it falls like Libnah.