1. Joshua 7:19-25

2. Our Adversary, the Devil Deceives the whole world Revelation 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) 2

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4. 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 4

5. “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! 5 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

6.  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 6 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

7. “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” 7 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

8.  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 8 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

9. “I took it”, Josh. 7:21 – He acted on his lust, Jas. 1:15; 2 Sam. 11:4 9 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

10.  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 L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20) 10

11. “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 11 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20)

12.  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 L ORD God of Israel and this is what I have done… (Josh. 7:20) 12

13. By yielding to sin we become accursed and we trouble the people of God, Josh. 6:18; 7:1 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 We will perish in eternal fire unless we take the God-given ways of escape from sin 13