Joshua 7 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Joshua 7.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/jos/7/1/s_194001

Meditate on verse 1.

 

But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in regard

 to the things under the ban, for Achan, the son of

Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from

 the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under

the ban, therefore the anger of the LORD

 burned against the sons of Israel.

 

The repeated phrase, “under the ban,” continues into chapter 7 of Joshua.  Recall from yesterday’s devotional, the phrase is translated from the Hebrew word cherem, meaning “a thing appointed to utter desctruction.”¹  Tragically, rather than utterly destroy the things under the ban, Achan chose to keep some banned things for himself.  The consequences were devastating.

 

Then Joshua and all Israel with him, took Achan

the son of Zerah, the silver, the mantle, the bar

of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his

donkeys, his sheep, his tent and all that belonged

 to him; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.

 Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? 

The LORD will trouble you this day."

 And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned

 them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

—Joshua 7:24-25

 

An entire family destroyed because a man could not control himself.  Determine to protect yourself and those you love by obeying God and His Word.  Pray Joshua 7:11 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, please keep ________ and me from sinning

and transgressing Your covenant

 which You command.  Do not let us take

things under the ban.  Do not let us steal

 and deceive.  Do not let us put

banned things among our own things.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

1.      Retrieved from www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H2764&t=NASB

 

 

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