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Achan's sin: Joshua 7

Verses 10-12 state: And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 11Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 12Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

This passage illustrates the reaction of Joshua after they were routed in battle. Joshua lamely states that it would have been better to not have entered where they were than to be routed by the Amorites. He ignores promises 400 years prior about the fullness of the iniquity of the Amorites; but is totally blind to the REASON for the event; which boiled down to one person coveting gold and other things which were cursed objects somehow tied into the demonic realm that were; as the rest of the populus to be devoted unto destruction. Joshua 6:18 warns about such behavior; and Achan was the individual responsible and was summarily stoned afterwards; followed by victory on the battlefield. They should have learned from what happened with Korah's rebellion in Numbers 16:32 when they were swallowed up by the earth after trying to usurp the role of Priesthood that Moses had. We see in both these passages that unless the sin was dealt with the entire people would be destroyed.

In today's New Testament church we see Ananias and Sapphira in the same sort of swift judgment in Acts 5. Normally; of course our first priority has to be our own sin but we have to guard not only our own hearts but watch out for the "enemy in the camp" which today often involves "damnable heresies" ( 2 Peter 2:1); also see 1 Timothy 4:1 on last days false teaching.

See Romans 12:19 on God's vengeance.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Praise the LORD for HIS grace and mercies. GOD to shine HIS face on all who believe and trust in HIS name, and bless all on this forum. 2 Chronicles 7: 14, 15;

1 Timothy 2:1-3; 2 Peter 3:9.

April 14, 2023

Hello Negandjo. I don't know the answer to the question you have given, but if I might make an assumption. Are you referring to the two men that Joshua sent to spy out Jericho and these men arrived at the house of Rahab, the harlot?

If that is your question (from Joshua 2:1), then it was Joshua who took the initiative to send out the spies, based upon what the LORD had commanded him to do (in Joshua 1:2). I don't think that Joshua knew about Rahab, as nothing was known about this city or the new territory they were about to enter & conquer. And the two spies themselves, may not even have known much about Rahab. We can only guess about this; my thought is that Rahab probably ran some sort of inn, as well as being a woman of ill repute (or, maybe she once was such a person, but the stigma stuck with her & attached to her name). So the two spies probably took whatever accommodation they could easily get - it just happened to belong to Rahab & God had planned this & subsequently used Rahab to help Joshua & Israel overcome the city. And after the city was razed to the ground & all living were killed, Rahab & her family members were spared as promised & taken out to live with God's people ( Joshua 6:23,25). I hope that's what you were looking for. If not, please let us know.

Joshua 1, I believe the story you're looking for is in; Joshua 6 & Joshua 7,

Joshua 6:17-19, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:10-26, note Joshua 7:4-6,

Please read whole chapters

Hopefully these are helpful

Hi Texsis. He is partly correct in what he said, but more accurately, it should be written, 'The Bible is, in part, about the history of Israel, the people chosen by God, through whom God's blessings would come; that all the world should know the One & True Living God, Who would one day send His Son to be the Redeemer for Israel & the World.' The Torah had an immediate benefit only to Israel, for it was given to them to learn from & obey. Had they been true to God, they would have been used by God as a mighty witness to the World. But they failed Him, disobeying Him & taking on the sins & corruptions of the Gentiles, thus falling into the same condemnation.

God may not have "dealt with any other nations" as He did with His people Israel, but the nations stood condemned for their sins & idolatry just as Israel suffered under God's Hand when they despised Him. The nations may not have known anything about Israel's God, but the Bible in its fullness must have a very real bearing to the Gentiles as their history is also intertwined within Israel's history.

From Adam & Eve right up to Abraham & Isaac, Israel was not a people or nation. Gentiles too have an heritage to Adam even though not much is given after the Flood when the descendants of Ham & Japheth spread out into the world. But we have the mention of Melchizedek ( Genesis 14:18-20), Hagar ( Genesis 16:1-3), Rahab ( Joshua 6:22-25), Ruth (Ruth chapter 2), the repentance of the City of Nineveh ( Jonah 3:5-10). All these in the OT show that Gentiles were still in God's Mind & to be used of Him.

And Hosea 2:23, "...I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God", to this verse the Apostle Peter refers in 1 Peter 2:10. The Church, composed of Jew & Gentile believers were planned for in the Old Testament & realized in the NT Church & the coming of the Holy Spirit to make her God's special possession.

Thank you very much for a good testimony, I hung up on something I read a few days ago. " u wrote made me to realize so many things - that as his son by flesh he created me to bless people with kind words , my family to receive my blessings unconditionally."

Joshua 6:17

And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Oh, then I know that the family will be saved, that everyone will be saved. Sooner or later they will not be able to say no! Amen.

God bless u in Jesus holy name, love u in Christ.

Amen Rick.

Joshua 6:25.

Hebrews 11:31.

God truly blesses those who bless God's people! May God bless Israel with witnesses who will boldly proclaim Yeshua as their Messiah and may He prosper the remnant with peace and all supplications.

Verse 2-Jehovah God spoke as if He had already given Jericho into their hands because when God purposes something it is as good as done.

Peter,

Joshua 7, the "accursed thing" was the disobedience of God's commandment and the plunder stolen by Achan. Achan had taken plunder for himself which had been forbidden when the Israelites conquered Jericho. He had taken a beautiful cloak, silver and gold for himself and buried it in his tent. This was in direct opposition to God's commandment. "The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD " Joshua 6:17. God demands total obedience to his commands.

That's the short of it.

This particular verse means a lot... I seriously like it.

Everything was orchestrated by GOD - including the spies ending up in Rahab's home.

GOD is not predictable. If you were to guess who HE will preserve in the whole of Jericho, would you even remember Rahab?

And, if the family of Rahab had been told that it is the one that has been marked as the black sheep of the family that GOD will use to save them, wouldn't they have laughed the messenger to scorn?

GOD is not predictable. So, learn not to judge anything and anyone before their time.

You are doing good with the Bible quiz God Bless you in the up coming new year

Verse 3 gives instructions to the Israelites that they may not have understood but when they followed those instructions they were successful. When we follow direction from Jehovah God we will be successful too.

Yet, now that he has replaced Elijah, the people still approach him in good faith, requesting his help. So the first thing he does is remove a curse from the waters of Jericho, waters that kill and poison the land. And this water was cursed by God himself, through Joshua when he cursed those that would rebuild Jericho ( Joshua 6: 26). So this shows God is willing to forgive and bring salvation through Elisha.

Think the answer can be found in Joshua 6:22-23. The army saw the cord located and saved her and her family

Unity in Spiritual Warfare also Covering Each Other Lord God s Power was in Body of. The Community of Believers Stayed Faithful Eachday, Making the March Their Priority. In God s Time VICTORY WAS WON. We as Believers Must Stand in Continuous Warfare Prayers To Take Back Our Nation. Glory to God Almighty Forevermore! Amen!

Jericho being straitly shut up reminds me of Secrete Society’s.
Rehab, within the walls (active sin) Confessed God the Father as Lord over All; Therefore her Household was Saved.
Spiritual Warfare was Continuous before Lord

Rahab did not pray for herself to be saved only, but for her household also, and they were saved. Thank God for His promise in Acts 14:31.

Verse 25-Rahab and her family were able to survive because she had faith in Jehovah God and she backed up her faith by works. Our conduct can have a powerful effect on our family members. If they don’t see that we practice what we preach this could effect them negatively and could end up costing them their lives.

Charles,
My thoughts of chapter 6 is the first lesson of the importance of corporate prayer. God instructed that everyone participate, the priest to blow the ram's horns ,armed men and the tribes themselves to shout simultaneously. This signifying one accord, all having faith in God for the same result. Which applies to the church to pray in agreement for God's deliverance of strong holds

Verse 20: This was a divine act from God. Jehovah God simply made all the walls fall flat. There is no obstacle to great for Jehovah God.

The fall of Jericho is one of the numerous victories of the Israelites whose story is well known. God won the battle for them and Joshua's name was elevated. May the walls of Jericho in our lives tumble down as God gives us victory over sin and other impediments to progress and well being.

V. 1 is hilarious: even before the Israelites got to Jericho it was 'shut up'; God had 'em defeated before the 'battle' had even begun.

To LU2677 - quote: :A N.T. type of sin: unquote, is what the whole O.T. is about, along with Rahab being 'saved' from Jericho is a N.T. type of salvation from the O.T.; the O.T. was a 'shadow' of Jesus' new covenant. Everything in the O.T. pointed to the N.T.

In my own opinion Joshua 6 and the wall of Jericho can be taken to be a person that knows Jesus is truly the son of God and the saviour but he refuses to allow Jesus Christ to take control and take dominion until he was one day meet up with the fire of holy spirit and the harden wall in the person, is brought down flat angels in heaven are happy.

Hi Irene, what is a "New Testament type of sin?" Thanks

Why did Joshua curse whoever will rise to build Jericho? I thought Isreal was to occupy the land

God is showing us how powerful He is and He is the one in control and the whole world should take the right path love and not war

Joshua work ethic and principles were exceptional. He was disciplined, precise, orderly, organized, thorough, time conscious, firm, honest, truthful and non-partisan. I pray for more of that grace in my life and that of those I am responsible for.