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Take Heed - Lest You Fall

Take Heed - Lest You Fall. Joshua 7.1-26. “ Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. ”. “ The most dangerous time is the time after the victory. ”. Recap. Joshua 6.1-27 Fall of Jericho.

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Take Heed - Lest You Fall

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  1. Take Heed -Lest You Fall • Joshua 7.1-26

  2. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”

  3. “The most dangerous time is the time after the victory.”

  4. Recap • Joshua 6.1-27 • Fall of Jericho

  5. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”“The most dangerous time is the time after the victory.”

  6. The Sins (1-3) • Took Things from the Ban • Arrogance and Pride

  7. The Defeat (4-9) • Fled from the people of Ai • Joshua and elders tear their clothes before the ark • The act is not what is important – but the words, the motivation, the heart!

  8. The Defeat (4-9) • 1st Response - Blame God… • for this defeat • for not caring • For Your Name • what will You do then?

  9. The Defeat (4-9) • Interesting 1st Response is usually the one with the poorest memory • Joshua 6.17-18

  10. God’s Response (10-12) • Get Up • You Have Sinned • You will be Defeated

  11. Arise - Consecrate (13-15) • Must Remove Things of Ban • Consecrate - Exod 19.10 • Process to Identify the Sinner

  12. Selection Process (16-18) • Tribes - Judah • Family - Zerahites • Household - Zabdi • Man - Achan

  13. Confrontation (19) • “My son” • Sense: to repent is to give glory to God

  14. Confession (20-21) • “I sinned” - against the Lord • “I saw” • “I coveted” • “I took” • “I concealed”

  15. Sin Confirmed (22-23) • Went • Found • Poured out before the Lord

  16. Consequences of Sin (24-26) • Take Achan and all the belonged to him • “Why have you troubled us” • 1 Kings 18.17 • Justice Served

  17. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”“The most dangerous time is the time after the victory.”

  18. “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”Romans 8.28.

  19. The devil’s response is… ‘cannot win the victory, but can try to compromise the affect.’

  20. Examples • Gideon - Judges 8.27 • Samson – Judges 14-16 • David – 1 Samuel 11.1-27 • Solomon – 1 Kings 11.1-137 • Disobedient prophet – 1 Kings 13.11-34 • Uzziah – 2 Chronicles 26 • Hezekiah – 2 Kings 18-20

  21. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”“The most dangerous time is the time after the victory.”

  22. 1 Corinthians 10.13 “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”1 Corinthians 10.14

  23. J.R.R. Tolkien Lord of the RingsThe Hobbit

  24. Application • So what do we learn from the defeat at Ai and the Sin of Achan?

  25. Application • “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.”

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