Joshua 11:4 And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. 5 And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.
6 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.” 7 So Joshua and all his warriors came suddenly against them by the waters of Merom and fell upon them. 8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining.
In this chapter and the two preceding it, we find God showed another way He had in mind for the Israel to take possession of the promised land. The people who heard about Israel's wins at Jericha and Ai were so afraid they joined forces - many kings and their armies working together to repel Israel. It meant huge armies, as verse 4 above says: a great horde, but it also meant when God defeated one, He defeated them all. Israel moved forward not one city at a time, but in chunks of territory, faster than they could conceive on their own. As our final verse says He left none remaining. When our problems seem to pile up and be insurmountable, God has a way of making them all turn out right, if we will only let Him do it His way.
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