Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 7:12
Were accursed — They have put themselves out of my protection, and therefore are liable to the same destruction which belongs to this accursed people.
Were accursed — They have put themselves out of my protection, and therefore are liable to the same destruction which belongs to this accursed people.
Verse Joshua 7:12. _BECAUSE THEY WERE ACCURSED_] From this verse it appears that the nature of the execration or anathema was such, that those who took of the thing doomed to destruction fell immedia...
ACCURSED - Compare Joshua 6:17....
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...
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...
(10-13) There is. minute correspondence between Joshua 7:10, an _Extended alternation_ of five members each, for which we have no space; also between Joshua 7:14 and Joshua 7:16....
_except ye destroy the accursed from among you_ The LXX. translate, "Except ye remove the accursed thing, the Anathema, from among you," using the identical word for _remove_that St Paul uses respecti...
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...
_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,...
_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...
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...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 7 DEFEAT THEN *VICTORY AT AI – JOSHUA 7:1-8...
וְ לֹ֨א יֻכְל֜וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָ קוּם֙
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...
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...
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...
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...
Therefore 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 (f) d...
Such will be the issue in all generations. Sin separates between the Lord and man, and it is Jesus only which makes up the breach, by his blood and righteousness. Reader! mark the solemn expression of...
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...
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'...
THEREFORE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL COULD NOT STAND BEFORE THEIR ENEMIES,.... Being forsaken of God for the sin committed among them: [BUT] TURNED [THEIR] BACKS BEFORE THEIR ENEMIES: had not courage to...
Therefore 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 destr...
Jos. 7:12. God had often made absolute promises of the Land of Canaan, but yet here the fulfillment of these promises is suspended upon the condition of obedience. So eternal life is absolutely promis...
_Wherefore liest thou upon thy face?_ This business is not to be done by inactive supplication, but by vigorous endeavours for reformation. _Israel hath sinned_ Some or one of them. _They have transgr...
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...
ACHAN FOUND GUILTY AND PUNISHED...
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed, lying under the ban of Jehovah, destined for destruction...
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...
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,...
BECAUSE THEY WERE ACCURSED, as I warned and threatened them, JOSHUA 6:18, they have put themselves out of my protection and blessing, and therefore are liable to the same destruction which belongs to...
Joshua 7:12 children H1121 Israel H3478 could H3201 (H8799) stand H6965 (H8800) before H6440 enemies H341 ...
“ That is why the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies because they are become devoted. I will not be with you any more until you remove...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 7:10 GET UP!... ISRAEL HAS SINNED. The Lord focuses on the real reason for Israel’s defeat. They have TRANSGRESSED MY COVENANT. They have taken some of the devoted things
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...
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;...
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...
Deuteronomy 7:26; Habakkuk 1:13; Haggai 2:13; Haggai 2:14; Hosea 9:12;
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...