Sermon Tone Analysis

*                In the Valley of Trouble One Mans’ Sin Affects Us All     *

*     Jos 7:26                  *        11~/18~/07 p.m.

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*Jos 6:1-5   *Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.

2 And the Lord said to Joshua: “See!  I have given Jericho into your hand, its  king, /and/ the mighty men of valor.

3 You shall march around the city, all /you/ men of war; you shall go all around the city once.

This you shall do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear seven  trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark.

But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and  the priests shall blow the trumpets.

5 It shall come to pass, when they make a long /blast/ with the ram’s horn, /and/ when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat.

And the people shall go up every man straight before him.”

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*Jos 6:17-20  * 17 Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who /are/ in it.

Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who /are/ with her in the house, because  she hid the messengers that we sent.

*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.*

19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, /are/ 2consecrated (/set apart)/ to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.”

20 So the people shouted when /the priests/ blew the trumpets.

And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that  the wall fell down flat.

Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

*Jos 6:27*27 So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout all the country.

*Jos 7:1-6   But the children of Israel committed a  trespass regarding the  accursed things, for  Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel.

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2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which /is/ beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the country.”

So the men went up and spied out Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai.

Do not weary all the people there, for /the people of Ai are/ few.” 4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people,  but they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them /from/ before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

6 Then Joshua  tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel;

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 *Jos 7:10-13      10 So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up!

Why do you lie thus on your face?

11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them.

For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and  deceived; and they have also put /it/ among their own stuff.

12  Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, /but/ turned /their/ backs before their enemies, because  they have become doomed to destruction.

Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.

13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say,  ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the Lord God of Israel: “/There is/ an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.”*

* Jos 7:16-26   *16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

17 He brought the clan of Judah, and he took the family of the Zarhites; and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man, and Zabdi was taken.

18 Then he brought his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,  was taken.

19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and  tell me now what you have done; do not hide /it/ from me.” 20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed  I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: *21** When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them.

And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”

*22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.

23 And they took them from the midst of the tent, brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.

24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the garment, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and  all that he had, and they brought them to  the Valley of Achor.

25 And Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us?

The Lord will trouble you this day.”

 So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

26 Then they  raised over him a great heap of stones, still there to this day.

So  the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger.

Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of 2Achor to this day*.

The Valley of /Trouble/*



*Notice Gods’ command & warning v17 & 18*

17 *Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who /are/ in it*.

Only  Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who /are/ with her in the house, because  she hid the messengers that we sent.

*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.*

19 But all the silver and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, /are/ 2consecrated (/set apart)/ to the Lord; they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.”

*Notice their sin*

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*V11*   Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them.

*For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and  deceived; and they have also put /it/ among their own stuff*

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*They Sinned & Transgressed My covenant which I commanded them*

*BY;**  *taken some of the accursed things,

         and have both stolen

         and deceived;

         and they have also put /it/ among their own stuff

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*The accursed things** ** **2764 **חֵרֶם**, **חֵרֶם* [/cherem/, /or (Zech./,

/cherem/ ~/*khay*·rem~/] n m.

From 2763; TWOT 744a, 745a; GK 3051 and 3052; 38 occurrences; AV translates as “net” nine times, “accursed thing” nine times, “accursed” four times, “curse” four times, “cursed thing” three times, “devoted” three times, “destruction” twice, “devoted thing” twice, “dedicated thing” once, and “destroyed” once.

*1* a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion.

*2* a net, thing perforated.

*3* have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction.[1]

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*The accursed thing is “Anything” that is misappropriated*.

*The accursed things were; *

A beautiful Babylonian garment, - was to have been destroyed

Two hundred shekels of silver, - was to have gone to the Lord

And a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels - was to have gone to the Lord

 

*Sin & Transgression of Gods’ covenant by Misappropriation can be done by several different means*.

and have both *stolen – wrongfully taken or keep*

         and *deceived; - by being less than honest*

         and they have also *put /it/ among their own stuff  - taking part, approval, condoning *

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*The repercussions; *

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*V12*12  *Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, /but/ turned /their/ backs before their enemies, because they have become doomed to destruction.

Neither will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.*

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*They could not stand before their enemies*

            /But/ turned /their/ backs before their enemies

 

We will not be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil (whether spiritual or physical) because we do the same things and have the same sickness and evil – sin

 

*Because  they have become doomed to destruction*

 

W~/o God fighting for us we can not and will not stand up to the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, the pride of life,  or the attacks of Satan and his co-harts

                      

-         you reap what you sow and the wages of sin is death

 

–        and we all know that Satan came only to kill, steal, and destroy

 

*Neither will I be with you anymore,*

Obedience is what brings Gods’ favor & blessings

            He honors those that honor Him

–        the wrath of God abides on the sons of disobedience

*Jos.23:10

*– it is God who fights for you

 

*Unless you destroy the accursed from among you.*

Repent and remove and make right what is wrong

 

*Gods’ instructions;*

*V1313 Get up, sanctify the people, and say,  ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, *

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*Get up, *- there is no use in praying and seeking Gods’ help while we keep the accursed thing in our lives and in our church

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*Sanctify the people - *set the people apart for God and His service by instructing them in the things of God.

*            Godly instruction says;*

                        Only one God can be taught and~/or embraced

                        Only one way of salvation is acceptable unto God –

                                                By grace through faith in Christ

                        Only one set of instructions can be embraced – The Holy Bible