I haven't posted on this thread, in so long Im ashamed of my self
Gotta read Joshua 7 to get the point
Achan went against God's will, He took for himself from the battle of Jericho. God plainly told the Israelite people to take, but to place the plunder in the treasurery. His poor decision, led to the Isrealites losing the battle Ai. God instructed Joshua to launch an investigation to find the culprit. One by one the tribes were brought forward, then one by the families, until reaching Achan. Achan confessed his sin, and he and his family were stoned in the valley of Acher.
By 2019 standards, it seems to harsh to stone Achan.......He took a Babylonian robe, some gold, and some silver. Even the stoning seems harsh. Today, you would have to really cross a moral line to be put to death. When executed, you would probably be put to sleep peacefully, and then your heart stopped. Stoning would not be a choice.
It also seems harsh to stone his family......They were innocent. They hadn't plundered, nor did they share in the plunder.
We make a mistake when we apply modern logic to God. We are a product of years and years of Satan making sin seem acceptable. Sin is never acceptable, and obviously as evidenced by the death of Achan, God is not soft on sin.
In Achan's own admission, he saw the robe, he wanted the robe, and he took the robe. That the same way I sin. I see the sinful......object, or desire, I want the object or desire, and I take it. Achan should have done, what I should do. When I feel the sin drawing me in, I should walk away. Yes, Achan stood in judgement and was dealt with harshly. Let us not forget as Christians, we to will stand in Judgement.
Achan's personality is not revealed in the scriptures. He may have been a great father, a great husband. He had livestock, he may have been a great farmer. He may have even been a great soldier. He did fight in the battle of Jericho. He may have been all those things except for.......He took the gold, he took the silver, he took the robe. Those things came with a consequences. We like wise can't say I'm a great Christian except for____________________ (you fill in your own blank)
Back on his family. I hate that they were stoned for something they didn't do. It breaks my heart. It's important to point out we seldom sin alone. Others are always affected by our choices. To say sin only harms the sinner is a falicy. I have seen childhoods destroyed by a parents adultery. I have seen alcoholism and drugs destroy families. I have even seen entire churches destroyed by a single sin, from a single person. Sin always reaches out and harms others.
Don't be a great Christian except for__________________________.
