Josué 7

Josué 7

Calvin comments that Achan gave no “sure indication of repentance; being, as it were, overcome with terror, he openly divulged what he would willingly have concealed.” God always forgives the penitent, but the absence of true repentance will ultimately bring condemnation. Joshua 7:16-22 Here Comes The Boss! If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. — 1 John 1:9 Today's Scripture: Joshua 7:16-22 A number of computer games come with a special feature called the “Boss Key.” If you’re playing a game when you’re supposed to be working, and someone (like the boss) walks into your office, you quickly strike the Boss Key. Your computer screen changes immediately, hiding what you’ve been doing. Trying to hide from others when we’ve done something wrong comes naturally. We may feel guilty, but our desire to avoid admitting our responsibility is often stronger than our guilt. Achan tried to hide his sin. He had stolen silver and gold and hidden it in his tent (Josh. 7:20-21). But when the Israelites were defeated in battle, the Lord told their leader Joshua that the loss was due to sin in the camp (vv.11-12). The Lord identified Achan as the one who had sinned. And even though Achan confessed, he and his family were executed (v.25). We may not understand why God dealt so harshly with Achan’s sin, but we do know He was instructing His people in His holiness and their need for obedience to His commands (Ex. 20:17). O Lord, help me to come to You When I would rather hide my sin; Give me the courage to confess So I can be made clean within. —Sper Confession is the key that opens the door to forgiveness. Joshua 7:17 He brought the family of Judah near, and he took the family of the Zerahites; and he brought the family of the Zerahites near man by man, and Zabdi was taken. Ge 38:30, Zarah, Nu 26:20 1Ch 2:4-7 Joshua 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries FAMILY OF ZERAHITES TAKEN BY LOT He brought the family of Judah near, and he took the family of the Zerahites; and he brought the family of the Zerahites near man by man, and Zabdi was taken - There is no escaping the "long arm" of the LORD. Bush describes this awesome "divine courtroom" scene - At first Achan might stand enwrapped in security, and little fearful that among the mighty multitude assembled around him, he alone should be detected; but this groundless confidence could not long abide. The tribe of Judah, to which he belonged, is taken; and the probabilities of discovery are vastly increased. Some rising fear begins to struggle with his self-possession, and now his heart throbs with a quicker and louder alarm; for the family of the Zarhites, of which he was a member, is selected, as containing the guilty man. That family comes now by its households, and lo, the household of Zabdi is taken. Whither now shall Achan flee, and where is the hope of concealment with which he lulled his soul to sleep in its guilt and crime? The family of Zabdi advances, and the last lots are given forth; and behold, Achan, the son of Carmi, is found and stands among the many thousands of Israel, pointed out by the unerring finger of God, as the man who had taken the accursed thing, and made himself a curse by this presumptuous act of sacrilege.—‘ GEORGE BUSH Notes Critical and Practical on the Book of Joshua - Chapter 7 17. And he brought the family of Judah. That is, the several families, the collection of families, collect. sing, for plur. He brought the family of the Zarhites, man by man. It was ordered, v. 14, that all Israel should come near by tribes, and one tribe was to be fixed on; then that tribe came by its families, and one family was fixed on; then came that family by its households, and one household was fixed on; and finally that household coming man by man, one man was fixed on. In the present passage there appears to be some confusion in this prescribed order of selection. In speaking of Zarhi the phrase ‘by households’ is left out, and ‘man by man’ expressed twice. The probability is that a slight error has crept into the original text; instead of לגברים laggebârim, man by man, v. 17, the true word is undoubtedly לבתים lebottim, by households, and this reading, according to Kennicolt, is preserved in six Hebrew copies, and in the Syriac version.—The Israelites are summoned before the Lord, and the hour of recompense is at hand. The lots are gone forth. Joshua 7:18 He brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken. was taken: Nu 32:23 1Sa 14:42 Pr 13:21 Jer 2:26 Ac 5:1-10 Joshua 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Nu 32:23+ But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out. Proverbs 13:21 Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity. Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD. (GOD'S PROVIDENCE CONTROLS THE LOT SO THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "CHANCE"!) Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. Proverbs 15:3+ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. Hebrews 4:13+ And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do (TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT). Amos 9:3 “Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, I will search them out and take them from there; And though they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, From there I will command the serpent and it will bite them Jeremiah 16:17 “For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes. THE FOOLISH FOLLY OF SECRET SIN He brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken - Achan's lineage is carefully recounted. There will be no question as to who is the guilty party. We read a similar story in Acts 5:1-11+ at the early beginnings of the church. Sin is severely judged in the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira because they lied to the Spirit of God. Matthew