The Prophets 01 - Yehoshua – Fall of Jericho – Battle of Ai – Yehoshua Stops the Sun

Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. Yehoshua's strategy against the city of Ai was used successfully by the Israeli army during the Six Day War (June 1967). MP3 and Transcript: https://www.breslovtorah.com/shiurim/nach-01-yehoshua-les… 00:00 – The fall of Yericho. The unusual faith of Rachav in protecting the People of Israel shows how a person who comes from the lowest depths can rise to the highest spiritual levels. *04:20 - “There’s no such thing as a person having passed the point of no return.” – Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. 05:50 - Why didn’t Yehoshua have any sons? This was a punishment for having stated a Torah law in front of his teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu. The Zohar HaKodesh, however, says that Yehoshua did not sin because his intentions were pure. 06:56 – Battle of Ai. During the battle against the kingdom of Ai, a Jewish warrior was killed. Yair ben Menashe, the only casualty, was considered the equivalent of 36 members of the Sanhedrin. HaShem had assured Israel they would be completely victorious, so Moshe Rabbeinu asked HaShem about the meaning of this loss. 09:38 - HaShem commanded a lottery to be held to reveal the person who robbed sp