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Bible passage of the week: Joshua 7

1. But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD's anger burned against Israel.

2. Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, "Go up and spy out the region." So the men went up and spied out Ai.

3. When they returned to Joshua, they said, "Not all the people will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary all the people, for only a few men are there."

4. So about three thousand men went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai, 5 who killed about thirty-six of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

6. Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the LORD, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads.

7. And Joshua said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

8. O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has been routed by its enemies?

9. The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. What then will you do for your own great name?"

10. The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?

11. Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions.

12. That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.

13. "Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, 'Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: That which is devoted is among you, O Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove it.

14. " 'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD takes shall come forward clan by clan; the clan that the LORD takes shall come forward family by family; and the family that the LORD takes shall come forward man by man.

15. He who is caught with the devoted things shall be destroyed by fire, along with all that belongs to him. He has violated the covenant of the LORD and has done a disgraceful thing in Israel!' "

16. Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was taken.

17. The clans of Judah came forward, and he took the Zerahites. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was taken.

18. Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

19. Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the LORD,the God of Israel, and give him the praise. Tell 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 a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted 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 wedge, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.

25. Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The LORD will bring trouble on you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them.

26. Over Achan they heaped up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day. Then the LORD turned from his fierce anger. Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor ever since.

Dexter Roderick - at 3:23 pm March 4, 2010	[ message ]
Strong and Intelligent words from our Intelligent Creator

Annelize du Plessis - at 9:09 am February 4, 2010	[ message ]
Nice =)

matthew KR26 - at 10:58 am January 25, 2010	[ message ]
this is why we must seperate our selves from the things of the world

WolfeWolf - at 5:47 pm January 24, 2010	[ message ]
Wow! We did this in bible study! kool! =)

Lily Bel - at 2:08 pm January 8, 2010	[ message ]
Isnt it cool how the bible is one big history book?

April Eitler - at 8:54 pm December 25, 2009	[ message ]
:o im studying Joshua at my Bible Study!!! :)

Christian - at 8:04 pm December 25, 2009	[ message ]
dang all those people were killed?

Chastity Miller - at 8:39 pm December 14, 2009	[ message ]
HAY! Frend me if you lov Christ!

iquit - at 3:51 pm November 17, 2009	[ message ]
vall,ey of the achor. WHy would all those men go up there and get all the 37 killed?

Stefan Joubert - at 5:29 pm November 14, 2009	[ message ]
Wow EDWIN I couldn't agree more! THAT ROCKS! 100%

Edwin fourie - at 7:25 am November 12, 2009

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You Will Have Whatever You Say Mark 11:23 23For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. God says that we will have whatever we say. So whatever we want to have, we can say it and have it. Unfortunately, we often say what we don’t want to have. For example, we say, “I don’t know why I go through my money so fast every month. Even when my boss gives me an increment, there never seems to be enough money.” And true enough, we see a lack of money at the end of every month. You see, you will have whatever you say, good or bad. So why not change what you have been saying to, “From now on, I will have more than enough because Jesus became poor at the cross, so that I might become rich — 2 Corinthians 8:9. So poverty, be gone in Jesus’ name!” Whatever mountain of difficulty you have, be it a mountain of debt or serious health condition, Jesus says, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Jesus highlights the importance of saying by mentioning the word “say” thrice, but the word “believe” only once. Our problem today is that there is more preaching on believing than saying. So the reason people find it hard to walk in faith is that they are not saying enough of the Word. But if we would focus more on saying God’s Word, faith will come. That is how God quickened Abraham’s faith. He changed Abraham’s saying when He changed his name from Abram to Abraham, which means “father of many nations”. (Genesis 17:5) From then on, whenever Abraham introduced himself, he would say, “Hi, my name is Father Of Many Nations." Beloved, declare your abundance, saying, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) Speak forth your healing, saying, “By Jesus’ stripes I am healed!” (Isaiah 53:5) And you will have whatever you say!

Emma Ware - at 4:12 am October 29, 2009	[ message ]
Couldn't agree more, Stefan. Obedience is critical. The trouble however is this: OBEYING GOD IS VERY DIFFICULT MOST OF THE TIME. That is why we need to repent and ask the Lord for strength to resist the temptations of the world. :) This was a good choice of scripture from the TeenGrace team! :)

Stefan Joubert - at 7:28 pm October 22, 2009	[ message ]
WOW Obedience is an important thing! - Fortunately we live under grace and Jesus said: "Let him without sin cast the first stone!" - How great it is to have this immense and powerful FREEDOM! - HalleluJAH!

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John 12:48 "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.

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Thank you that YOU HAVE DIED for me on a cross... THanks for shedding your blood
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