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Verse Joshua 7:24. _JOSHUA - TOOK ACHAN - AND ALL THAT HE HAD_] He and
his cattle and substance were brought to the valley to be consumed;
his sons and his daughters, probably, to witness the judgment...
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The sin had been national (Joshua 7:1 note), and accordingly the
expiation of it was no less so. The whole nation, no doubt through its
usual representatives, took part in executing the sentence. Acha...
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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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SON OF ZERAH. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species) for
great-grandson. App-6.
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysendeton_ (App-6), emphasising
each particular....
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The Discovery and Punishment of Achan
16. _brought Israel by their tribes_ Joshua first caused the heads of
the tribes to come before the Ark, and lots were cast for them, and
the lot fell upon Judah;...
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_son of Zerah_ Strictly, his great-grandson.
_and his sons, and his daughters_ Some have thought they were brought
to the valley merely as spectators, that they might have a terrible
warning: others t...
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_VER._ 24. _AND JOSHUA, AND ALL ISRAEL WITH HIM, TOOK ACHAN,_ &C.—
With the consent of the whole assembly, and followed by all the
people, Joshua caused the criminal to be brought to the neighbouring...
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_The Sin Purged from Israel Joshua 7:22-26_
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold,
it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 And they took them out of the mid...
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_AND JOSHUA, AND ALL ISRAEL WITH HIM, TOOK ACHAN THE SON OF ZERAH, AND
THE SILVER, AND THE GARMENT, AND THE WEDGE OF GOLD, AND HIS SONS, AND
HIS DAUGHTERS, AND HIS OXEN, AND HIS ASSES, AND HIS SHEEP,...
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7:24 Achor. (c-57) Meaning, 'trouble.'...
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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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JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 7
DEFEAT THEN *VICTORY AT AI – JOSHUA 7:1-8...
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AND HIS SONS, AND HIS DAUGHTERS, AND HIS OXEN, AND HIS ASSES, AND HIS
SHEEP, AND HIS TENT, AND ALL THAT HE HAD. — All were evidently
destroyed together (comp. Joshua 22:20). For any other sin but this...
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וַ יִּקַּ֣ח יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ אֶת ־עָכָ֣ן
בֶּן ־זֶ֡
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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 TROUBLER FOUND AND REMOVED
Joshua 7:16
When God deals with sin He traces its genealogy. Twice over we have
the list of Achan's ancestors, Joshua 7:1; Joshua 7:18. To deal with
sin thoroughly we n...
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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 Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and
the silver, and the garment, and the (l) wedge of gold, and his (m)
sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his...
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_His sons, &c. Probably conscious to, or accomplices of the crime of
their father, (Challoner) as he could hardly have concealed these
things in the midst of his tent without their knowledge. (Menochi...
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It is awful to behold the sure effects of sin. It is awful to behold
how it involves a man's posterity in the commission of it. Oh!
all-precious Jesus! where, but for thee, would the sin of our first...
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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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24._And Joshua, and all Israel with him, _etc Achan is led without the
camp for two reasons; first, that it might not be tainted and polluted
by the execution, (as God always required that some trace...
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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 JOSHUA, AND ALL ISRAEL WITH HIM, TOOK ACHAN THE SON OF ZERAH,....
Joshua and all Israel are mentioned, to show the perfect agreement
between Joshua and the heads of the people in this affair of Ac...
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And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and
the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and
his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, a...
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_And his sons and his daughters_ It is very probable, Achan being an
old man, that his children were grown up, and the things which he had
stolen being buried in the midst of his tent, it is likely th...
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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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ACHAN FOUND GUILTY AND PUNISHED...
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And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan, the son of Zerah, and
the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, the detailed
enumeration serving to emphasize his guilt, AND HIS SONS, AND HI...
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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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16-26 See the folly of those that promise themselves secrecy in sin.
The righteous God has many ways of bringing to light the hidden works
of darkness. See also, how much it is our concern, when God...
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HIS SONS AND HIS DAUGHTERS; but this seems hard and unjust, and
therefore forbidden by God himself, DEUTERONOMY 24:16. ANSW.
1. That law was given to men, not to God, who certainly hath a more
absolu...
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‘ And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah,
and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons
and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep a...
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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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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 7:24 The word THEM (vv. Joshua 7:24, Joshua
7:25) might well includ
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 7:24. All that he had] _In ordinary matters, touching the
national welfare_, the law provided that the children should not “be
put to death for the fathers” (Deuteronomy 24:16)...
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EXPOSITION
THE DISCOVERY OF ACHAN'S SIN.—
JOSHUA 7:16
THE FAMILY OF JUDAH. The expression מִשְׁפַתַת is
remarkable. Many commentators would read מִשְׁפְחֹת, not
without some MSS. authority. Keil obj...
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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 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:9; Ecclesiastes 5:13; Exodus 20:5;...
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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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His sons, and his daughters — Their death was a debt they owed to
their own sins, which debt God may require when he pleaseth; and he
could not take it in more honourable circumstances than these, tha...
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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...