March 4, 2024

“Valley of Achor”

Blessings folk!

Joshua and the leadership knew what the problem was - sin in the camp.
The Lord told Joshua what to do.
Now, to do it…

Jos 7:16-26
So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe,
and the tribe of Judah was taken.

And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the Zerahites was taken.
And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken.

And he brought near his household man by man,
and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

Then Joshua said to Achan,
“My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel and give praise to him.
And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

And Achan answered Joshua,
“Truly I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:

when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar,
and 200 shekels of silver,
and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels,
then I coveted them and took them.
And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent;
and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath.

And they took them out of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel. And they laid them down before the LORD.

And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah,
and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold,
and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

And Joshua said,
“Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today.”
And all Israel stoned him with stones.
They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day.
Then the LORD turned from his burning anger.
Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.

Tribe=Judah
Clan=Zerahites
Man by Man=Zabdi
Household=Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah

Very precise.
Very exact.
The Lord chose by lot.

Achan confessed what he had done.
He revealed what and where…and why.

Israel executed the judgment of the Lord.
Achan and all that was his was stoned and burned.
All material possessions.
All family members.
All he had.
Effectively Achan was blotted out of Israel.

Achan had brought trouble upon Israel.
The Lord brought trouble upon Achan.
“Achan” means “trouble”= “Akbar” “to bring disaster”.

The Lord is serious about dealing with sin.

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