Joshua 7
The Sin of Achan
God’s people are never more vulnerable than right after they have experienced a great victory. Yesterday’s victory does not make us immune from defeat today. There must be a continuing depen¬dence on the Lord. In the victory at Jericho Joshua had made it clear that no Israelite soldier …
The Destruction of The Stolen Goods
Since God was the only one who knew who had sinned He chose to reveal the culprit by the method of drawing lots (vv. 16-18). As the lots were drawn one by one they fell on the tribe of Judah, the family of the Zarhites, the household of Zabdi and finally on the trespasser h …