The Sin of Achan Joshua 6 and 7 1 Ch. 2:7

Brief Outline Of The Book Of Joshua I. Entering the land of Canaan 1-5 II. Conquering the land of Canaan 6-12 III. Dividing the land of Canaan 13-22 IV. Joshua’s Farewell 23-24

Book of Joshua Theme – Faithfulness of God Purpose – To show God fulfilled His promise with Israel in giving them their homeland Joshua 21:43-45 Key Words – Conquest or possession

Introduction God’s plan to take the city Joshua 6:1-5

1. “Keep Yourselves From The Accursed Thing” Joshua 6:17-19 “Accursed” = The city was devoted to the Lord Certain valuables within the city were to be taken into the Lord’s treasury

1. “Keep Yourselves From The Accursed Thing” The city itself was to be destroyed along with the people – with the exception of Rahab and her family The Israelites were not to take anything from Jericho for personal use

2. “But …Israel Committed A Trespass In The Accursed Thing” Joshua 7:1 Achan sinned but the whole nation suffered because of it If others saw him and did not report it then they also sinned Joshua 7:11

3. “Tribe, family, households, man by man” Joshua 7:14-15

4. “I Saw…I Coveted…I Took…They are hid…” Joshua 7:20-21 Garments = valuable; possible interwoven with pictures; Gold and silver = of great value Possibly equal to $150,000.00 (Bob Winton)

5. “Stoned Him With Stones, burned them with fire” Joshua 7:25 Joshua 7:15 Deut. 25:16 Joshua 22:20

Lessons For Us 1. The power of temptation David Js. 1:13-15 2. “Be sure your sin will find you out” Numbers 32:23

Lessons For Us “Achan disobeyed God just to possess treasures which he could not even enjoy.” Lester Kamp

Lessons For Us 3. Sin hinders the Lord’s work 4. Sin brings punishment Rom. 6:23 5. From Rahab – a great lesson for lost souls - what you can become is far more important than what you are

The Sin of Achan Lessons For Us “No one living today will be able to avoid the penalty for their sins, except those who obey the gospel and live a faithful Christian life.” Bob Winton Sin & Temptation - Exp. of Joshua 6-7

References Outlined Commentary on Joshua by Bob Winton Eddie Whitten – Achan, The Troubler Of Israel, Great Lessons From Old Testament Characters, Memphis School of Preaching Lectures, 1990