Joshua 7:19-25

THE WAY OF ESCAPE

Our Adversary, the Devil

Deceives the whole worldRevelation 12:9

• Ready to devour us 1 Pet. 5:8

• Can resist him steadfast in the faith, 1 Pet. 5:9

• The way of escape 1 Cor. 10:12-13

• We can equip ourselves to resist and escape (Eph. 6:10-13)

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• God’s command, Josh. 6:18• Achan’s sin, Josh. 7:1– Affected the entire camp of Israel, Josh. 7:2-9– Our sins bring consequences beyond ourselves

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• “I saw it”, Josh. 7:21– Sensory perception, 2 Sam. 11:2; 1 Jno. 2:16– Moment of curiosity, wonderment, exploration

and excitement – Beware and be warned!

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

The way of escape:–Make a covenant with your eyes, Job 31:1– Do not put yourself in the middle of temptation,

Psa. 1:1-2; 26:4-5 (1 Cor. 15:33)– Be doing God’s work, 2 Sam. 11:1; 1 Ths. 5:5-7

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

• “I coveted it”, Josh. 7:21– The heart is captured by evil desire, Jas. 1:14-15– To desire and take pleasure in, cf. 2 Pet. 2:14– Lust (Jas. 1:15): “To fix the desire upon”

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

The way of escape:– Control your mind, Phil. 4:8; Col. 3:1-3– Put covetousness to death, Col. 3:5– Take control of your body, 1 Cor. 6:20 (Rom. 6:13)– Use God’s word, Psa. 119:9-16; Heb. 4:12

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

• “I took it”, Josh. 7:21– He acted on his lust, Jas. 1:15; 2 Sam. 11:4

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

The way of escape:– Be content with what you have, Heb. 13:5-6– Accept that there is no lasting fulfillment in the

pleasures of sin – only death, Heb. 11:25

And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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• “I hid it”, Josh. 7:21; Gen. 3:8; Jno. 3:19-20 (2 Sam. 11:6-26, 27; Psa. 32:1-4)– Your sin will “find you out”, Num. 32:23– Nothing is hidden from God, Heb. 4:13

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

The way of escape:– Christian: Confess sin to God, Josh. 7:19; Psa. 32:5;

1 Jno. 1:9 (Acts 8:22)– Lost sinner: Believe, confess Christ, repent and be

baptized, Acts 2:36-38, 41

And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh.

7:20)

Achan’s Journey Toward Sin

and theWay of Escape

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• By yielding to sin we become accursed and we trouble the people of God, Josh. 6:18; 7:1–Sin in the camp started with sin in the heart of

one man–Led to the death of 36 men, Josh. 7:5–Finally, to the death of Achan and his family in

judgment, Josh. 7:25

•We will perish in eternal fire unless we take the God-given ways of escape from sin

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