Joe: Alright, so let's get into it. I'm here with our Bible expert and we're talking about Joshua 8. What can you tell me about this chapter?

Expert: Well, Joe, this chapter begins with God telling Joshua to go and fight the city of Ai. God commands Joshua to take 30,000 of his men to go and take the city.

Joe: Wow, that's a lot of people. What did they do?

Expert: Well, they surrounded the city and then they set up an ambush. After they had the city surrounded, they sent a few men to pretend to flee the battle and draw the enemy out of the city.

Joe: That's pretty sneaky! What happened then?

Expert: Well, the plan worked and the people of Ai chased after the fleeing men. Then, when the people of Ai were far away, Joshua and his men came out of hiding and attacked the city.

Joe: What happened next?

Expert: Well, the people of Ai were defeated and the city was burned. Then, God told Joshua to hang the king of Ai on a tree as a sign of God's victory.

Joe: Wow, that's intense. What else happened in this chapter?

Expert: Well, after the victory, Joshua made a covenant with the people of Israel. He set up a stone as a memorial to the covenant and wrote down the words of the covenant on it.

Joe: That's pretty cool. Anything else?

Expert: Well, the chapter ends with Joshua building an altar to God and offering sacrifices to him.