ESV Reformation Study Bible – Josh 7:5
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Josh 7:5

7:5 thirty-six. The number of casualties is not great. The fear and dismay of the people were due more to the Lord’s anger than to the human scale of the defeat.

the hearts of the people melted. Disobedience in Israel has brought about a great reversal. The Israelites now find themselves in the situation of the Canaanites in 2:11; 5:1.