Joshua 7 - 8
Covetousness “is an insatiable desire for
Joshua 7:1 (NIV) But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah,
of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel.
Why do you think being
is such a big deal to God?
Alexis de Tocqueville: “strange melancholy…haunts the inhabitants…in the midst of abundance.” “the incomplete joys of this world will never satisfy [the human] heart.”
Exodus 20:17 (ESV) “You shall not covet…anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Joshua 7:21 (ESV) when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
1 Timothy 6:10 (ESV) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Hebrews 13:5-6 (ESV) Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
Do you think people’s
have an effect on others?
Joshua 7:1 (ESV) But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.
Hebrews 10:23-25 (ESV) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Do you truly believe God has the right perspective on human
?
John 10:10 (ESV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Joshua 8:1-2 (ESV) the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear and do not be dismayed…. arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king…his people, his city, and his land… Lay an ambush against the city, behind it.”
Joshua 7:2b (ESV) …the men went up and spied out Ai. And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “…Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few.”