Joshua – Living As A Consistent Role Model

• Everything in Jericho was banned (Josh. 6:18,19)
• This was not a new law (Lev. 27:29, Deut. 7:22, 25-26)
• Why were inanimate objects banned? Were they in themselves evil?
• Achan disobeyed (Josh. 7:1)

• Spies came back and reported only 3 thousand needed to take Ai
• Was this foolishness or faith?
• To Joshua’s amazement, the men of Ai struck back and defeated Israel
• People of Israel were so frightened, their hearts "melted" (Josh. 7:5)

• Joshua’s emotions took over
• He was more concerned with his own feelings of dismay (Josh. 7:7-9)
• Joshua had lost perspective He had forgotten:
• God’s promise to give them the Land
• The miracles in the desert
• The circumcisions, and what that meant
• The memorial stones
• The victory at Jericho

• Joshua was too mature to fall down in despair, so God dealt with him (v. 10)
• Israel was defeated because of sin
• Why the methods of lots to find the guilty?
• Achar Þ Trouble
• One man’s sin affected a nation, and resulted in many deaths

#1) God is a holy God

#2) The more light we have, the more we are accountable

#3) Beware of flagrant lying

#4) Can this kind of judgement happen today?

#5) All have sinned

For next week, read Joshua Ch. 8