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BURNT WITH FIRE - i. e. after he had been put to death by stoning
Joshua 7:25; Leviticus 20:14....
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7. ACHAN'S SIN AND ISRAEL'S DEFEAT
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The defeat of Israel (Joshua 7:1)_
2. The source of the defeat revealed (Joshua 7:6)
3. The transgressor found out (Joshua 7:16)
4. The judgment...
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VII. ACHAN'S TRESPASS, ISRAEL'S DEFEAT, ACHAN'S PUNISHMENT.
Joshua 7:1. The name should probably be Achar. The narrative presents
no difficulties till the end of the chapter, where Achan's punishment...
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BURNT. burnt up, but not necessarily alive, Hebrew. _saraph._ See
App-43....
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_shall be burnt with fire_ Achan by his conduct had become _cherem_or
_devoted_, and is so called in Joshua 7:12, and everything devoted to
punishment for the reparation of the Divine honour was to be...
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The Defeat before Ai. Joshua's Prayer
6. _And Joshua rent his clothes_ in token of sorrow and distress
(comp. Leviticus 10:6; Leviticus 21:10). The clothes were torn in
front over the breast, yet for...
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_Joshua's Complaint and the Lord's Answer Joshua 7:6-15_
6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face
before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of
Israel,...
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_ISRAEL 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...
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7:15 wickedness (a-38) Properly 'ungodliness.'...
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REPULSE AT AI, DUE TO ACHAN'S SIN
The capture of Jericho is followed by an attempt upon Ai, a place of
strategic importance, as commanding a main entrance into the interior
of Canaan westward; the upp...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 7
DEFEAT THEN *VICTORY AT AI – JOSHUA 7:1-8...
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(14-18) In the morning therefore ye shall be brought. — That is,
_brought near,_ or _presented._ The word used here, and throughout the
passage, is the same that is commonly used for the presentation...
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וְ הָיָה֙ הַ נִּלְכָּ֣ד בַּ † חֵ֔רֶם...
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CHAPTER XIV.
ACHAN'S TRESPASS.
Joshua 7:1.
A VESSEL in full sail scuds merrily over the waves. Everything
betokens a successful and delightful voyage. The log has just been
taken, marking an extraor...
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THE FIRST DEFEAT AND ITS CAUSE
Joshua 7:1
Israel was taught that victory is possible only where there are exact
obedience and sincere consecration. We cannot cope with our foes,
unless we live in unc...
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This chapter opens with a significant and ominous "But." So far we
have had the record of remarkable progress but! We now see the
triumphant people defeated and flying and the reason is declared. It
w...
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A DEFEAT BECAUSE OF SIN
Joshua 7:1-26
The Lord had instructed Israel to make Jericho a devoted city, that
is, set apart for him. He especially instructed them to place the
silver, gold and vessels of...
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And it shall be, [that] he that is (h) taken with the accursed thing
shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath
transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wroug...
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Reader! doth not your heart tremble while this examination is making?
Do you not feel interested in the prospect of a similar enquiry, which
must one day take place in your own circumstances? May ther...
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The passing of the Jordan was a wondrous and significant event; but it
was not everything. It sank deep into the consciences of the
Canaanites on all sides; but there was more that was needed, and mor...
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Chapter 7 lays open the principles of God's government, or His ways in
the midst of His people who are in conflict. Victory leads to
negligence. The work is thought easy. After a manifestation of God'...
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AND IT SHALL BE, [THAT] HE THAT IS TAKEN WITH THE ACCURSED THING SHALL
BE BURNT WITH FIRE,.... He that is taken by lot, and the accursed
thing found with him, this should be the death, burning, one of...
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And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the accursed thing shall
be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath
transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought
f...
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_The tribe which the Lord taketh_ Which shall be declared guilty by
the lot, which is disposed by the Lord, (Proverbs 16:33,) and which
was to be cast in the Lord's presence before the ark. Of such us...
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1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai.
6 Ioshuas complaint.
10 God instructeth him what to doe.
16 Achan is taken by the Lot.
19 His confession.
22 Hee and all he had are destroyed in the valley of...
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And it shall be that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be
burned with fire, after having been stoned to death. Leviticus 20:14,
HE AND ALL THAT HE HATH, BECAUSE HE HATH TRANSGRESSED THE C...
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ACHAN FOUND GUILTY AND PUNISHED...
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DEFEATED BY AI
(vs.1-9)
Though Joshua and Israel as such were unaware of it, there was sin in
the camp that affected all of Israel, for we are told that "the
children of Israel committed a trespass...
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10-15 God awakens Joshua to inquiry, by telling him that when this
accursed thing was put away, all would be well. Times of danger and
trouble should be times of reformation. We should look at home,...
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BURNT WITH FIRE, as persons and things accursed were to be. See
NUMBERS 15:30,35 DEU 13:16. All that he hath; his children and goods,
as is noted, JOSHUA 7:24, according to the law, DEUTERONOMY 13:6.
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Joshua 7:15 taken H3920 (H8737) accursed H2764 burned H8313 (H8735)
fire H784 transgressed H5674 (H8804) covenant...
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“ And it shall be that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall
be burnt with fire, he and all that he has, because he has
transgressed the covenant of YHWH, and because he has wrought folly in
Is...
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CONTENTS: Sin of Achan and the defeat at Ai.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Achan.
CONCLUSION: Let all men know that it is nothing but sin that separates
them from God and if it be not sincerely repented...
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Joshua 7:1. _The children of Israel committed a trespass;_ that is,
Achan and his children, who concealed their father's sin, by hiding
the accursed plunder in their tent. The sin of one man is here
a...
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_Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?_
GET THEE UP
To trust God is manifestly our duty. We are commanded to put our trust
in Him. Trust in God is also a crowning means of safety and...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 7:1__ Chapter Joshua 7:1 tells how Joshua
launches an unsuccessful attack on the city of Ai. There is no mention
either of a divine order to do so or of anyone inquiring of the L...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 7:15 The sinful one makes himself and ALL THAT
HE HAS liable to the same treatment that the DEVOTED THINGS would
receive. The “devoted things” are “all that is within”
Jericho, w...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 7:11. Have also stolen and dissembled, etc.] To steal devoted
things was solemnly sinful; every moment of hiding was a moment in
which the guilt of theft was perpetuated and re...
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EXPOSITION
JOSHUA'S PRAYER AND GOD'S ANSWER.—
JOSHUA 7:6
And Joshua rent his clothes. A token of grief usual among the Jews
(see Genesis 37:29, 84;...
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Now in chapter seven we read that,
The children of Israel committed a trespass against the Lord in the
[holy thing, or in the] accursed thing: [rather] for Achan took of the
accursed thing: [That is...
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1 Samuel 14:38; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 26:21; 2 Samuel 13:13;...
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SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT
Joshua 7:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The question of sin is ever paramount in the Word of God. It was sin
that made necessary the death of Christ upon the Cross. In spite of
this, w...
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Shall be burnt with fire — As persons and things accursed were to
be. All that he hath — His children and goods, as is noted, Joshua
7:24, according to the law, Deuteronomy 13:16. Wrought folly — So
s...
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Was God just in punishing Achan’s family along with him?
PROBLEM: When Achan committed a capital crime against God, the Bible
says the children were stoned along with their parents, and then
“they bur...