Joshua 7-8, CB OT p. 338 - 342
Defeatedat
Ai
Promises
No man shall be able to stand before you
I will be with you.I will not leave youor forsake you.
You shall cause this people to inheritthe land
Promises
No man shall be able to stand before you
I will be with you.I will not leave youor forsake you.
You shall cause this people to inheritthe land
Expectations
Be strong and very courageous
Being careful to do according to all the Law
Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left
“Jehovah will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
Deuteronomy 28.7, CB OT p. 313
“Jehovah will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them.”
Deuteronomy 28.25, CB OT p. 314
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.”
Hebrews 11.30, CB NT p. 395
FaithObey
Endure} HUMILITY
Victory!
Did Israel OBEYJehovah at Jericho?
Special Instructions...
“Shout, for Jehovah has given you the city.”
Special Instructions...
“And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to Jehovah for
destruction.”
Special Instructions...
“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are in her house shall
live”
Special Instructions...
“But you, keep yourselves from the
things devoted to destruction”
Special Instructions...
“lest when you have devoted them you take
any of the devoted things”
Special Instructions...
“and make the camp of Israel a thing for
destruction and bring trouble upon it.”
Special Instructions...
“But all silver and gold, and every vessel of bronze and iron, are
holy to Jehovah
Special Instructions...
“they shall go into the treasury of Jehovah.”
“devoted to destruction”
“The basic meaning is the exclusion of an object from the use or abuse of man and its irrevocable surrender to God.”
(Theological Wordbook of theOld Testament, Vol. 1, p. 324)
“devoted to destruction”
“But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction...”
“devoted to destruction”
“But you, keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction...”
“and make the camp of Israela thing for destruction andbring trouble upon it.”
Did Israel OBEYJehovah at Jericho?
“BUT...
Did Israel OBEYJehovah at Jericho?
Victory
Defeat
b u t . . .
“But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things”
“for Achan ... took some of the devoted things.”
“And the anger of Jehovah burned against the people of Israel.”
“The people of Israelbroke faith in regard tothe devoted things”
“committed a trespass”ASV, KJV, NKJV
“acted unfaithfully”NASV, NIV
“The people of Israelbroke faith in regard tothe devoted things”
“committed a trespass”ASV, KJV, NKJV
“acted unfaithfully”NASV, NIV
“the breaking or violation of religious law was a conscious act of treachery”
“The people of Israelbroke faith in regard tothe devoted things”
“committed a trespass”ASV, KJV, NKJV
“acted unfaithfully”NASV, NIV
“commit a trespass” means to act unfaithfully, to break a contract.
“The people of Israelbroke faith in regard tothe devoted things”
“committed a trespass”ASV, KJV, NKJV
“acted unfaithfully”NASV, NIV
The general idea is defection or unfaithfulness.
“Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.”
Joshua 22.20, CB OT p. 365
“Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.”
Joshua 22.20, CB OT p. 365
HazorMerom
Madon
Dor
Ashtaroth
Edrei
Shiloh
Jebus
Gaza
AshdodJericho
AiGibeon
Debir
Kir-moab
Jahaz
Jazer
Heshbon
Dibon
Gezer
JarmuthLibnah
EglonHebron
Mt. EbalMt. Gerizim
Mt.Hermon
Mt. Nebo
Conquest of Canaan
SaltSea
Great Sea(Mediterranean)
Bashan(Kingdom of Og)
Amalekites
Ammonites
Am
orite
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om o
f Sih
on)
Canaanites
N
S
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Scale of Miles0 50
JordanRiver
Sea ofChinnereth
Makkedah
Gilgal
Megiddo
Moabites
Lachish
“And they fled before the men of Ai, and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men”
Joshua 7. 4-5,CB OT p. 338
“And the hearts of the people melted and became as water.”
Joshua 7. 4-5,CB OT p. 338
“Alas, O Lord Jehovah”
“Why have you brought this
people over the Jordan at all, to give us into
the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us?
“Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!”
“Oh Lord, what can I
say, when Israel has turned their backs
before their enemies!
“For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the
earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”
“Get up!Why have you fallen on
your face?”
“Israel has sinned;
“they have transgressed my covenant that I
commanded them; they have taken some of the
devoted things;
“they have stolen and lied and put them
among their own belongings.
“Therefore the people of Israel cannot
stand before their enemies.
“They turn their backs before their
enemies, because they have become devoted to
destruction.
“I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among
you.
“Get up! Consecrate the people and say,
“‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus
says Jehovah, God of Israel, “There are devoted
things in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until
you take away the devoted things from
among you.”
“In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. And the tribe
that Jehovah takes by lot shall come near by
clans. And the clan that Jehovah takes shall come near by households. And
the household that Jehovah takes shall come
near man by man.
“And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire,
he and all that he has, because he has
transgressed the covenant of Jehovah,
and because he had done an outrageous thing in
Israel.”
Jehovah knows about my sin.
But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD,and be sure your sin will find you out.
Numbers 32:23, CB OT p. 261
But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD,and be sure your sin will find you out.
Numbers 32:23, CB OT p. 261
“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”
Proverbs 28:13, CB OT p. 1041
Overcoming Defeat
My sin may affect our community.
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Philippians 2.4, CB NT p. 346
“Purge the evil person from among you.”
1 Corinthians 5.13,CB NT p. 294
“And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.”
Jude 1.22-23, CB NT p. 431
1. Jehovah knows our sin.
2. Overcome defeat.
3. Some sin may hurt all of us.
Will today be the day you decide to
go to heaven?
Lesson slideshows (with notes)and audio can be found at:
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Photo Credits: (All photos from istockphoto.com are copyright protected. Please do not use without permission.)
Defeat at Ai: http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/albom/albom-2.htm
Joshua before the ark: http://marwil-n-llasos.blogspot.com/2010/07/viva-pit-senor.html
Map: Manna Bible maps
Achan stealing: http://eborg3.com/Graphics/06-Joshua/0-Joshua2.htm
Achan discovered: http://eborg3.com/Graphics/06-Joshua/0-Joshua2.htm
Sin: iStock_000006070498
Invisible man: http://www.braish.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/invisible-man-liu-bolin-supermarket.jpg
Black Sheep: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/808721
Blue man: iStock_000007497062
Yeast: iStock_000008463296
Chess: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blegg/2463200325/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Out the Door: http://www.sodahead.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-is-outside-your-door-what-would-you-do/question-1592573/?link=ibaf&q=out+the+door&imgurl=http://www.joemarfoglio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bigstock_Kicked_Out_The_Door_8708500.jpg
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Depressed man: iStock_000000053566
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Be Strong and Courageous
#08
Defeated at AiJoshua 7
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart4 December, 2011
Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Israel is defeated by the small town of Ai. Joshua pleads with God trying to understand why this has happened. When Achan’s sin is known, it is dealt with properly and Israel returns to God’s favor. You will learn three lessons from this: 1) Jehovah knows my sin; 2) Overcoming defeat; and 3) Sin affects the community.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
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