Materialism
The Sin of Achan
Date: August 7, 2022
Passage: Joshua 7:1–26
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
Date: December 23, 2021
Passage: Joshua 7:16–26
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 …
IllustrationFlee at once, your secret is discovered
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, loved practical jokes. It is told that once he sent a telegram to each of twelve friends. All …