Achan's Sin

Achan's Sin

Memory Verse

• Opening Prayer: Lydia

• Closing Prayer: Evelyn

• Next Week: Opening Prayer: Elisa, Closing: Jeremiah

• Memory Verse: 2nd Peter 3:10- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief n the night

Israel Unfaithful

• Devoted things

• Lord's anger burned against Israel

Spies to Ai sent/ Israel routed

• Spies to Joshua, not everyone needs to be sent

• 3000 men were sent

• Israelites chased down/ 36 men killed

• People afraid

Multiple Choice

How many Israelite men were killed by Ai?

• 36

• 43

• 63

• 35

Joshua speaks to God

• Joshua and elders fall face down

• Why bring us to only destroy us

• Canaanites and others will wipe us out

• What Lord will you do for your great name

The Lord speaks

• Stand up!

• Israel has sinned/ stolen, lied, have put them with their own possessions

• Destroy whatever is among you is devoted to destruction

• Consecrate yourselves, come tribe by tribe tomorrow

• vs.13 "There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them"

Multiple Choice

How were the Israelites to present themselves to the Lord to find out who sinned?

• Tribe by Tribe

• Children by Children

• Fighting men by Fighting men

• Foreigner by Foreigner

Achan's Sin/ Punishment

• Tribe- Judah

• Clan- Zerahites

• Family- Zimri

• Man- Achan

• Achan took robe, silver, gold, and hid them

• Achan and everything he had- destroyed

• " Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger"

Multiple Choice

What man sinned by keeping devoted things

• Achian

• Achan

• Aaron

• Abel

Multiple Choice

What tribe was Achan from

• Reuben

• Judah

• Joshua

• Dan

Lord to Joshua about defeating Ai

• Do not be afraid or discouraged

• I have delivered Ai to you

• You may carry over their plunder

• Set an ambush

Joshua and Army attack Ai

• 30,000 best fighting men sent

• Joshua and men will flee Ai

• 5,000 men in ambush will go into Ai

• King of Ai acts

• Ai destroyed/burned by Israel - 12,000 people killed

• Israel carries plunder of city

Multiple Choice

How many of the best fighting men did Joshua take to fight Ai

• 3,000

• 30,000

• 300,000

• 300

Multiple Choice

How many people of Ai were killed

• 120,000

• 12,000

• 120

• 1,200

Covenant Renewed at Mount Ebal

• Joshua builds altar on Mount Ebal to Lord

• Joshua wrote a copy of law given to Moses on stones

• Joshua read all the words of the law - blessings and curses

Multiple Choice

Did Joshua read all the words of the law of God

• Yes

• No

Lessons from Achan's Sin

• Joshua should have prayed before attacking Ai

• We can not hide our sins from God

• Sin starts out small

• Our actions/behaviors affect others

• Affects of Sin

Poll

Which of these is your favorite food?

• Pizza

• Hamurger

• Rice and curry - Indian food

• Chinese Food