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Journaling the Journey: Part LXXXVIII
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Dec 19, 2023
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"And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it." Joshua 6:18
"And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it." Joshua 6:18
God proclaimed that Israel should not take what is cursed from Jerico, but Achan coveted things in the spoil and hid them. Although God didn't give a list of accursed things, that which was consecrated, the silver and gold was accursed for Israel to take!
Achan's deed was exposed when Israel went out against Ai and was defeated with the death of 36 men of Israel. Joshua tore his clothes and cried out to God who told him Israelcommitted a trespass regarding the accursed things that Achan took. God told Israel that if there was an accursed thing in their midst they could not stand before their enemies.
So it is with us when we hide accursed things in our heart and go out against our enemies, we are defeated and we then have strongholds built up in our life because of that which God said, "You shall not have!"
So all Israel stoned Achan with stones, and they burned them (his family) with fire after they had stoned them with stones. Joshua 7:25
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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