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Joshua 7:14-25
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Joshua 7:14-25
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14 In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which (A)the Lord takes shall come according to families; and the family which the Lord takes shall come by households; and the household which the Lord takes shall come man by man. 15 (B)Then it shall be that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has (C)transgressed[a] the covenant of the Lord, and because he (D)has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’ ”
16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. 17 He brought the clan 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. 18 Then 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, (E)was taken.
19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, (F)give glory to the Lord God of Israel, (G)and make confession to Him, and (H)tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed (I)I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: 21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I [b]coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. 23 And they took them from the midst of the tent, brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. 24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and (J)all that he had, and they brought them to (K)the Valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, (L)“Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” (M)So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.
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- Joshua 7:15 overstepped
- Joshua 7:21 desired
Joshua 7:14-25
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Joshua 7:14-25
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14 So in the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which (A)the Lord selects by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the Lord selects shall come forward by households, and the household which the Lord selects shall come forward man by man. 15 And (B)it shall be that the one who is selected with the things designated for destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the covenant of the Lord, and because he (C)has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”
The Sin of Achan
16 So Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel forward by [a]tribes, and the tribe of Judah was selected. 17 So he brought the family of Judah forward, and he selected the family of the Zerahites; then he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was selected. 18 And he brought his household forward man by man; and (D)Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected. 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, (E)give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.” 20 So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and [b]this is what I did: 21 when I saw among the spoils a beautiful robe from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I (F)wanted them and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden in his tent with the silver underneath it. 23 So they took them from inside the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel; and they [c]laid them out before the Lord. 24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, his daughters, his [d]oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that belonged to him; and they brought them up to (G)the Valley of [e]Achor. 25 And Joshua said, “Why have you (H)brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you this day.” And all Israel stoned [f]them with stones; and they burned them with fire [g]after they had stoned them with stones.
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- Joshua 7:16 Lit its tribes
- Joshua 7:20 Lit thus and thus I did
- Joshua 7:23 Lit emptied
- Joshua 7:24 Or cattle
- Joshua 7:24 I.e., disaster
- Joshua 7:25 Lit him
- Joshua 7:25 Lit and they stoned
Joshua 7:14-25
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Joshua 7:14-25
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14 In the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord chooses by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the Lord chooses shall come forward by [separate] households, and the household which the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man. 15 It shall be that the one who is chosen with the things under the ban shall be [killed and his body] burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done a [a]disgraceful and disobedient thing in Israel.’”(A)
The Sin of Achan
16 So Joshua got up early in the morning and had Israel come forward by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was chosen [by lot]. 17 He had the families of Judah come forward, and the family of the Zerahites was chosen; and he had the family of the Zerahites come forward man by man, and Zabdi was chosen. 18 He brought his household forward man by man; and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen. 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I implore you, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give praise to Him [in recognition of His righteous judgments]; and tell me now what you have done. Do not hide it from me.” 20 So Achan answered Joshua and said, “In truth, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done: 21 when I saw among the spoils [in Jericho] a [b]beautiful robe from Shinar (southern Babylon) and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I wanted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and they saw the stolen objects hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 And they took them from the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel, and [c]spread them out before the Lord. 24 Then Joshua and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the [royal] robe, the bar of gold, [d]his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and everything that he had; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor (Disaster). 25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring you disaster this day.” Then all Israel stoned them [to death] with stones; afterward they burned their bodies in the fire.
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- Joshua 7:15 Achan, the guilty party (v 18), had not only violated the divine ban with full knowledge of what he was doing, but had attempted to escape prosecution by concealing the evidence. This was a despicable affront to God, calling for severest of punishments.
- Joshua 7:21 I.e. a valuable, elaborately woven and decorated royal robe, perhaps even bejeweled.
- Joshua 7:23 Lit emptied.
- Joshua 7:24 The family was punished along with him as his co-conspirators.
Joshua 7:14-25
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Joshua 7:14-25
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14 “‘In the morning, present(A) yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses(B) shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man. 15 Whoever is caught with the devoted things(C) shall be destroyed by fire,(D) along with all that belongs to him.(E) He has violated the covenant(F) of the Lord and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’”(G)
16 Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen. 17 The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.(H) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen. 18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,(I) was chosen.(J)
19 Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory(K) to the Lord, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell(L) me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
20 Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: 21 When I saw in the plunder(M) a beautiful robe from Babylonia,[a] two hundred shekels[b] of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,[c] I coveted(N) them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the Lord.
24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons(O) and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.(P) 25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought this trouble(Q) on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.”
Then all Israel stoned him,(R) and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.(S)
Footnotes
- Joshua 7:21 Hebrew Shinar
- Joshua 7:21 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
- Joshua 7:21 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
Joshua 7:14-25
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Joshua 7:14-25
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14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.
15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
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:
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.
19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
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Joshua 18:6
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Joshua 18:6
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6 You shall therefore [a]survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, (A)that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
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- Joshua 18:6 describe in writing
Joshua 18:6
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Joshua 18:6
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6 And you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. (A)Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
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Joshua 18:6
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Joshua 18:6
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6 You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here [a]before the Lord our God.
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- Joshua 18:6 This was an important acknowledgement that the outcome of the lot-casting would be controlled by God. It was not a matter of random selection.
Joshua 18:6
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Joshua 18:6
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6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots(A) for you in the presence of the Lord our God.
Joshua 18:6
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Joshua 18:6
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6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
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Joshua 18:8
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Joshua 18:8
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8 Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to [a]survey the land, saying, “Go, walk (A)through the land, survey it, and come back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”
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- Joshua 18:8 describe in writing
Joshua 18:8
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Joshua 18:8
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8 Then the men arose and went, and Joshua commanded those who went to write a description of the land, saying, “Go and walk through the land and write a description of it, and return to me; then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in (A)Shiloh.”
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Joshua 18:8
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Joshua 18:8
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8 So the men arose and went [on their way], and Joshua commanded those who went to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk throughout the land and describe it, and return to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”
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Joshua 18:8
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Joshua 18:8
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8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.(A) Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh(B) in the presence of the Lord.”
Joshua 18:8
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Joshua 18:8
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8 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.
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Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 Then Joshua cast (A)lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there (B)Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their [a]divisions.
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- Joshua 18:10 portions
Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 (A)Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land for the sons of Israel according to their divisions.
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Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel, [to each tribe] according to their portions.
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Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 Joshua then cast lots(A) for them in Shiloh in the presence(B) of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(C)
Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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33
The lot is cast into the lap,
[a]But its every decision is from the Lord.
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- Proverbs 16:33 This is the reason why the casting of lots was sanctioned in Israel for certain cases of decision-making (e.g. Lev 16:8; Josh 18:6, 8; 1 Chr 25:8, etc.). It was understood that the outcomes were controlled by God, and the seemingly random procedure eliminated human influence. The last time the ritual is mentioned in the Bible is in the choice of Matthias to replace Judas (Acts 1:26). Many believe that the filling of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 2 officially put an end to the ritual because it was then replaced by the direct guidance of the Spirit. It was never sanctioned or recommended as a way to determine God’s will in personal decision-making.
Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
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