Folks, here's the deal. Joshua and the Israelites were on a roll. Literally, they had just conquered Jericho and they were feeling themselves. So, they decided to take on the city of Ai. "C'mon, man!", they thought, "how hard can it be?" Well, they were wrong. Uh, you know, it didn't work out. See here, Jack, they got slaughtered.

My father used to say, "If you want to succeed, you've gotta own your mistakes." So, Joshua was determined to find out why they failed. He begged the Lord for answers. And what was that? The Lord said, "There's someone in your camp who has sinned against me."

So, Joshua and the Israelites searched through their camp until they found the culprit: Achan. Achan had taken some of the things they had conquered in Jericho and kept them for himself. No malarkey! He had stolen from the Lord. I tell you what, it was no laughing matter. So, they stoned him to death.

And listen, Jack, that was the end of that. The Israelites were able to conquer Ai and carry on with the mission. Excuse me, but this goes to show that God is always watching and that we must stay faithful to Him. Not gonna happen if you don't, I'm not joking. That's the truth.