And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
It is possible to bring trouble on yourself, your family, and your community simply by accepting into your life and home the thing that God condemns. Achan did not take this possibility seriously. What harm could come from keeping such a tiny bit of the spoils of Jericho? He found out. So did all Israel.
First, they were defeated in the very next battle.
Perhaps even the confidence of Joshua’s men concerning Ai was part of the curse.
Then Achan’s sin was discovered
This resulted in his condemnation and death.
Finally, Achan’s family was also condemned
His sin impacted not only himself but those he loved and cared for.
Our society takes the accursed things much too lightly.
I am thankful that, in Christ, those curses have been judged so that we may go forward to victory in Jesus.
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