HOLINESS AND BLESSING (3 OF 5)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Joshua 7:1, Joshua 8:1
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Holiness and Blessing (3 of 5)
Series: Joshua
Tim Melton
Joshua 7-8
In the beginning of the book of Joshua God helped the children of Israel cross the Jordan River. It was at flood stage, but God stopped the water and they crossed on dry land. God then helped Israel fight the great walled city of Jericho. In Joshua 6 we see how it happened.
God instructed Israel to march around the city of Jericho one time a day for six days. It included the people, the soldiers and even the priests and the Ark of the Covenant. On the seventh day God instructed them to walk around the city 7 times. Once finished they would blow the trumpets and shout and the walls of Jericho would fall down. Joshua gave these instructions: (Joshua 6:18-19)
''But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.''
The trumpets were then blown, the people shouted, and the walls of Jericho fell. Israel destroyed the city and it was a great victory. Chapter 6 ends saying, ''So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.''
What appeared to be a glorious time for Jericho then suddenly changed. Chapter 7 begins with these words. ''But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things.'' Israel had been warned that if they took anything from Jericho for themselves that it would make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and would bring trouble upon it.
As we continue reading, we see that an Israelite man named Achan had taken some of the devoted things from the city of Jericho and now ''the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.'' It would be a costly sin, but at this point in the story Joshua and the others did not know that there was sin in the camp ...
Series: Joshua
Tim Melton
Joshua 7-8
In the beginning of the book of Joshua God helped the children of Israel cross the Jordan River. It was at flood stage, but God stopped the water and they crossed on dry land. God then helped Israel fight the great walled city of Jericho. In Joshua 6 we see how it happened.
God instructed Israel to march around the city of Jericho one time a day for six days. It included the people, the soldiers and even the priests and the Ark of the Covenant. On the seventh day God instructed them to walk around the city 7 times. Once finished they would blow the trumpets and shout and the walls of Jericho would fall down. Joshua gave these instructions: (Joshua 6:18-19)
''But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted them you take any of the devoted things and make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and bring trouble upon it. But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord.''
The trumpets were then blown, the people shouted, and the walls of Jericho fell. Israel destroyed the city and it was a great victory. Chapter 6 ends saying, ''So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.''
What appeared to be a glorious time for Jericho then suddenly changed. Chapter 7 begins with these words. ''But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things.'' Israel had been warned that if they took anything from Jericho for themselves that it would make the camp of Israel a thing for destruction and would bring trouble upon it.
As we continue reading, we see that an Israelite man named Achan had taken some of the devoted things from the city of Jericho and now ''the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.'' It would be a costly sin, but at this point in the story Joshua and the others did not know that there was sin in the camp ...
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