Is it I?

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Is it I?
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Text Matthew 2621 - 23
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• 71 But the children of Israel committed a
  trespass in the accursed thing for Achan, the
  son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah,
  of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed
  thing and the anger of the LORD was kindled
  against the children of Israel.

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• 72 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai,
  which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of
  Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and
  view the country. And the men went up and viewed
  Ai.

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• 73 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto
  him, Let not all the people go up but let about
  two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai
  and make not all the people to labour thither
  for they are but few.

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• 74 So there went up thither of the people
  about three thousand men and they fled before
  the men of Ai.

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• 75 And the men of Ai smote of them about
  thirty and six men for they chased them from
  before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote
  them in the going down wherefore the hearts of
  the people melted, and became as water.

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• 76 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to
  the earth upon his face before the ark of the
  LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of
  Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

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• 77 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD,
  wherefore hast thou at all brought this people
  over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the
  Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been
  content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

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• 78 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel
  turneth their backs before their enemies!
• 79 For the Canaanites and all the
  inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and
  shall environ us round, and cut off our name from
  the earth and what wilt thou do unto thy great
  name?

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• 710 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee
  up wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
• 711 Israel hath sinned, and they have also
  transgressed my covenant which I commanded them
  for they have even taken of the accursed thing,
  and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and
  they have put it even among their own stuff.

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• 712 Therefore the children of Israel could not
  stand before their enemies, but turned their
  backs before their enemies, because they were
  accursed neither will I be with you any more,
  except ye destroy the accursed thing from among
  you.

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• 713 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify
  yourselves against tomorrow for thus saith the
  LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing
  in the midst of thee, O Israel thou canst not
  stand before thine enemies, until ye take away
  the accursed thing from among you.

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• 714 In the morning therefore ye shall be
  brought according to your tribes and it shall
  be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall
  come according to the families thereof and the
  family which the LORD shall take shall come by
  households and the household which the LORD
  shall take shall come man by man.

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• Romans 1412
• So then every one of us shall give account of
  himself to God.

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Romans 1413 Let us not therefore judge one
another any more but judge this rather, that no
man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall
in his brother's way.
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• 715 And it shall be, that he that is taken
  with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire,
  he and all that he hath because he hath
  transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and
  because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

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• 716 So Joshua rose up early in the morning,
  and brought Israel by their tribes and the tribe
  of Judah was taken

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• 717 And he brought the family of Judah and
  he took the family of the Zarhites and he
  brought the family of the Zarhites man by man
  and Zabdi was taken

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• 718 And he brought his household man by man
  and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,
  the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was
  taken.

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• 719 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give,
  I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and
  make confession unto him and tell me now what
  thou hast done hide it not from me.

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• 720 And Achan answered Joshua, and said,
  Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of
  Israel, and thus and thus have I done

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• 721 When I saw among the spoils a goodly
  Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of
  silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels
  weight, then I coveted them, and took them and,
  behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst
  of my tent, and the silver under it.

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• 722 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran
  unto the tent and, behold, it was hid in his
  tent, and the silver under it.

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• 723 And they took them out of the midst of
  the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto
  all the children of Israel, and laid them out
  before the LORD.

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• 724 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took
  Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the
  garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and
  his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and
  his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had and
  they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

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• 725 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled
  us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all
  Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them
  with fire, after they had stoned them with
  stones.

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• Why Achan's Family Perished.
• Have you considered why it was that all who were
  connected with Achan were also subjects of the
  punishment of God?

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• It was because they had not been trained and
  educated according to the directions given them
  in the great standard of the law of God. Achan's
  parents had educated their son in such a way that
  he felt free to disobey the word of the Lord.

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• The principles inculcated in his life led him to
  deal with his children in such a way that they
  also were corrupted. Mind acts and reacts upon
  mind, and the punishment, which included the
  relations of Achan with himself, reveals the fact
  that all were involved in the transgression. CG
  234.3

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• 726 And they raised over him a great heap of
  stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the
  fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of
  that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto
  this day.

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Conflict and Courage One Mans Sin

• Achan had fostered covetousness and deception in
  his heart, until his perceptions of sin had
  become blunted, and he fell an easy prey to
  temptation. Those who venture to indulge in a
  known sin will be more readily overcome the
  second time. The first transgression opens the
  door to the tempter, and he gradually breaks down
  all resistance and takes full possession of the
  citadel of the soul.

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• Achan had listened to oft-repeated warnings
  against the sin of covetousness. The law of God,
  pointed and positive, had forbidden stealing and
  all deception, but he continued to cherish sin.
  As he was not detected and openly rebuked, he
  grew bolder warnings had less and less effect
  upon him, until his soul was bound in chains of
  darkness. CC 119.2

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• Shame, defeat, and death were brought upon Israel
  by one man's sin. That protection which had
  covered their heads in the time of battle was
  withdrawn. Various sins that are cherished and
  practiced by professed Christians bring the frown
  of God upon the church. . . . CC 119.3

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• The influence most to be feared by the church is
  not that of open opposers, infidels, and
  blasphemers, but of INCONSISTENT PROFESSORS OF
  CHRIST. These are the ones who keep back the
  blessing of the God of Israel and bring weakness
  upon the church, a reproach that is not easily
  wiped away. . . . CC 119.4

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• Christianity is not to be merely paraded on the
  Sabbath and displayed in the sanctuary it is for
  every day in the week and for every place. Its
  claims must be recognized and obeyed in the
  workshop, at home, and in business transactions
  with brethren and with the world. . . . CC
  119.5

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• Chapter 8
• 81 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not,
  neither be thou dismayed take all the people of
  war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai see, I
  have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his
  people, and his city, and his land

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Conflict and Courage Chap. 114 - No Hiding from
God

• The history of Achan teaches the solemn lesson
  that for one man's sin the displeasure of God
  will rest upon a people or a nation till the
  transgression is searched out and punished. Sin
  is corrupting in its nature. One man infected
  with its deadly leprosy may communicate the taint
  to thousands. Those who occupy responsible
  positions as guardians of the people are false to
  their trust if they do not faithfully search out
  and reprove sin. . . . CC 120.4

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Am I Achan?
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Is it I?
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God has the SOLUTION to ALL our problems!
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Will you stand with me to indicate that you are
willing to allow Him to solve your problem (s)?