One Man's Sin Caused Defeat at Ai
Questions for Study 5

Joshua 7:1-26
Memory Verse: 10

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I. Achan's Sin (7:1-5)

1. How would the Israelites feel after Jericho's fall? What seemingly small event was about to drastically change the Israelites? (1) Even though only one man sinned who does verse 1 say acted unfaithfully? What can we learn how the Lord regards his people? (Gal. 5:7-10) See also what happened in the first church. (Acts 5:1-11)

2. What was the next city they would encounter and what kind of city was it? (2) What does their report reveal? (3) How are we like them? (1 Peter 2:6)

3. What happened? (4-5) How do you think Israel felt? What should we consider might be the possibility of failure? (1 Cor. 11:27-32)

II. Israel Has Sinned (7:6-15)

4. What did it mean when a person tore his clothes and sprinkled dust on their heads? (6) What did Joshua initially pray? (7) Who was he blaming? How is this part of the sinful nature? (Gen. 3:12-13)

5. What was the basis of Joshua's case to the Lord? (8-9) Does God need us to build up his name? (Luke 19:37-40)

6. What did the Lord say to Joshua? (10-12) What is a devoted thing? (6:16-19) What is devoted to the Lord in our age that some try to use for themselves? (1 Peter 2:9-10)

7. What were the Israelites told to do? (13) How does this display to love of the Lord? What was the Lord's plan to expose the sin? (14-15) How can we do that in our lives?

III. I Have Sinned Against the Lord (7:16-26)

8. How was the guilty party found? (16-18; Exodus 28:15) How does God reveal sin in our age? (John 16:7-11) What did Joshua tell the guilty man? (19)

9. Now that the sin was confessed what did Joshua and all Israel do? (20-23) How can we apply this in our lives? (James 5:16)

10. Why did the Lord demand such drastic measures for just one little sin? (24-26) Is the Lord's attitude toward sin the same in this age? (Mark 9:42-50)