Achan's Sin

Opening Prayer: Lydia

Closing Prayer: Evelyn

Next Week: Opening Prayer: Elisa, Closing: Jeremiah

Memory Verse: 2nd Peter 3:10- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief n the night

Devoted things

Lord's anger burned against Israel

Spies to Joshua, not everyone needs to be sent

3000 men were sent

Israelites chased down/ 36 men killed

People afraid

Joshua and elders fall face down

Why bring us to only destroy us

Canaanites and others will wipe us out

What Lord will you do for your great name

Stand up!

Israel has sinned/ stolen, lied, have put them with their own possessions

Destroy whatever is among you is devoted to destruction

Consecrate yourselves, come tribe by tribe tomorrow

vs.13 "There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them"

Tribe- Judah

Clan- Zerahites

Family- Zimri

Man- Achan

Achan took robe, silver, gold, and hid them

Achan and everything he had- destroyed

" Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger"

Do not be afraid or discouraged

I have delivered Ai to you

You may carry over their plunder

Set an ambush

30,000 best fighting men sent

Joshua and men will flee Ai

5,000 men in ambush will go into Ai

King of Ai acts

Ai destroyed/burned by Israel - 12,000 people killed

Israel carries plunder of city

Joshua builds altar on Mount Ebal to Lord

Joshua wrote a copy of law given to Moses on stones

Joshua read all the words of the law - blessings and curses

Joshua should have prayed before attacking Ai

We can not hide our sins from God

Sin starts out small

Our actions/behaviors affect others

Affects of Sin