Sin Happens Joshua 7/8
“But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.” Joshua 7:1 As the Israelites were celebrating their first victory upset over Jericho, little did they know that one of their own people was committing treason against the Lord. During the battle a man named Achan stole some cash and a nice outfit though God has given explicit instructions not to. While nobody was looking he stashed the stolen loot in his tent and casually joined in the victory celebration. “No harm no foul” he thought. “These people aren’t even going to need this stuff because they’re all dying anyway. It’s not that much after all.” Or so he thought. A few days later as the Israelites go out to fight the people of Ai the next town over they get their butts kicked by a handfu...