God Knows All Joshua 7:1-15
Introduction Victory at Jericho What happened at Ai? Did it God’s way, not their’s His way works (Isaiah 55:8, 9) What happened at Ai? Plain instructions (Joshua 6:18, 19) Achan’s sin brought defeat (Joshua 7:1, 5)
Deadly Effects of Covetousness Coveted something not his own Achan stole from God Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) Remember Malachi’s question? Will a man rob God? (3:8-12) God blesses us (James 1:17) Return some (1 Corinthians 16:1, 2)
Deadly Effects of Covetousness Could we be like Achan? Are we robbing God? Do we return what we should?
God Knows All Achan tried to hide his sin Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-11) Cain’s murder (Genesis 4:9, 10) David’s sin (2 Samuel 12-14)
God Knows All God sees everything Lives are open (Hebrews 4:13) Cannot fool God (Acts 5:4) Sin cannot be hidden (Ecclesiastes 12:14) Revealed at judgment (2 Corinthians 5:10)
God Knows All Do we try to cover up sin? Results in misery Sin cannot be hidden Must be confessed (Psalm 32)
Effect of Sin in The Camp Victory turned to defeat (Joshua 7) God was angered (v. 1) Should have been a simple task (v. 3) Their hearts melted and thirty six died (v. 5)
Effect of Sin in The Camp Sin must be removed God’s people must be holy (Romans 12:2; Titus 2:11-14) Sin is a reproach (1 Corinthians 5:4-7, 13) Cannot be approved as long as sin is tolerated (Joshua 7:13; 2 Corinthians 2:9)
Effect of Sin in The Camp Is there sin in the camp? Some of it may be known only to God (1 Timothy 5:24) Hinders our efforts to teach the lost
Prayer and Action Are Necessary Prayer alone will not suffice Prayer is important (James 5:16) Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Prayer alone does not save (Acts 8:21, 22)
Prayer and Action Are Necessary Joshua prayed Concerned about God’s name He was told to quit praying and take action (Joshua 7:10-13) Had to put away the wicked one
Prayer and Action Are Necessary We must learn this lesson Pray for one another often However, action is necessary at times (1 Corinthians 5:9)
Conclusion The place of Achan’s death was Achor, meaning trouble Are you in the Valley of Achor? (Joshua 7:26)