Jos 7:16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: Ver. 16. So Joshua rose up early. ] See chap. vi. 12. Long lying in bed is reckoned among the works of the flesh, and forbidden as such. Rom 13:13 See Trapp on " Rom 13:13 " read more
Jos 7:17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: Ver. 17. And Zabdi was taken. ] Yet all this while Achan repenteth not, confesseth not his fault. The devil had gagged him, and his heart was hardened by the deceitfulness of that cursed sin of covetousness, the property whereof is first to turn men’s hearts into earth and mud, and afterwards to freeze and congeal them into steel and... read more
Jos 7:18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. Ver. 18. And Achan, the son of Carmi. ] Secret sinners are loath to be discovered, but their sin shall find them out, and iniquity, if unrepented of, be their ruin. "He that hideth his sins shall not prosper," Pro 28:13 because he putteth God to his proofs, as Achan, and as those in Jeremiah did. Jer 2:35 read more
rose up: Joshua 3:1, Genesis 22:3, Psalms 119:60, Ecclesiastes 9:10 and brought: Joshua 7:14 Reciprocal: Joshua 8:10 - rose up Joshua 18:8 - that I may here Judges 20:19 - rose up 1 Samuel 10:20 - caused 1 Samuel 14:41 - And Saul Ezekiel 24:6 - let no read more
Genesis 38:30, Zarah, Numbers 26:20, 1 Chronicles 2:4-Judges : Reciprocal: Genesis 3:9 - General Joshua 7:14 - the tribe Joshua 18:25 - Ramah 1 Chronicles 2:6 - General read more
was taken: Numbers 32:23, 1 Samuel 14:42, Proverbs 13:21, Jeremiah 2:26, Acts 5:1-2 Samuel : Reciprocal: Genesis 44:16 - God hath Joshua 7:14 - the tribe Joshua 22:20 - General 1 Chronicles 2:6 - General Jonah 1:7 - and the read more
And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:The family — Either, 1. the tribe or people, as the word family sometimes signifies, or, 2. the families, as verse14, the singular number for the plural, the chief of each of their five families, Numbers 26:20,21.Man by man — Not every individual person, as is evident from Joshua 7:18, but every head of the several houses, or lesser families of... read more
THE TRESPASS AND PUNISHMENT OF ACHAN, Joshua 7:1-26. [After the fall of Jericho the prestige of Israel was exceedingly great. The name of Jehovah was a terror to the idolatrous nations of the land, and the chosen people, glorying in his matchless power and their own wondrous triumphs, were in danger of forgetting that his wrath burns against every appearance of evil, and would fall as fiercely on an offender in the camp of Israel as on the armies of the aliens. Hence the severe and solemn... read more
16. Early in the morning In all hot countries during the heated months early morning is the time for business. Note, Luke 21:38. By their tribes Representatively; see Joshua 7:14, note. And the tribe of Judah was taken It was indicated by lot that the sinner belonged to that tribe. read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 7:16-19
Joshua 7:16-19Achan . . . was taken..Achan’s sin1. Look at it in itself. It was sacrilege--a robbing God of what He had directed to be devoted to His glory and appropriated to the use of His sanctuary.2. View it in its circumstances. It was committed immediately after the offender, together with the rest of the people of Israel, had solemnly renewed their dedication to God in the ordinances of circumcision and the Passover, and after the most signal display of almighty power; and it was... read more