Without Holiness, Defeat Is Certain

The Book of Joshua: Without Holiness, Defeat Is Certain
Joshua 7
Rev. Chris Strevel

I. Israel Defeated by Tiny Ai (vv. 1-5)
A. Achan's Sin Brought a Curse upon Israel (v. 1)
B. Israel's Overconfidence and Defeat (vv. 2-5)

II. The Temptations of Sudden Setbacks and Trials (vv. 6-9)

III. Get Off the Ground, Joshua (vv. 10-15)
A. Israel Has Sinned, and Therefore Suffered Defeat
B. The Curse Must Be Removed Immediately
C. The Offender Must Be Burned with Fire – Like Jericho

IV. Achan's Transgression, Confession, and Death (vv. 16-26)
A. Exposed: Be Sure Our Sins Will Find Us Out (vv. 16-18)
B. Confession: I Saw, I Coveted, I Took, I Hid (vv. 19-21)
C. Burned: The Curse Removed by Death (vv. 22-26; Rom. 9:20)

V. Lord, Is It I? Achan in the Camp
A. No Secret Sins (Num. 32:23; Amos 9:3; Eccl. 12:14; Heb. 4:12)
B. No Victory but in Holy Fellowship (Rom. 12:5; Heb. 12:14; 1 Pet. 1:15)
C. No Touching the Unclean (2 Cor. 6:14)
D. No Holiness without Death to Sin in Christ (Rom. 6:1-6)