...the household of Zabdi was called, Achan his son was taken. Then Achan confessed his sin, and said, " When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment,...in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent ; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the...

...and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord," but Achan, the son of Carmi, took " a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels...silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight," and hid them in the earth in the middle of his tent, whereby the indignation of God was excited against...

...order, and thus describes the working of his heart, and the way by which he entered into temptation.6 " When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment,...in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it." Now Achan was brought into this temptation in the way of duty. He did not seek it, by going heedlessly...

...Joshua, ar^d said: " Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done : when I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment,...in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it." Thus Achan gave glory to the LORD God of Israel, and made confession to HIM, by giving to Joshua a...

...be read as in Joshua, "two hundred cities of the " round" stood before their destruction (Gen. xiii. shekels of silver and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight." been three different kinds of talents, which were derived from the three similar talents of Assyria...

...treasures dedicated to God. When the curse of God was pronounced upon all Israel, Achan finally admitted, "They are hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it" (Josh. 7:21). Achan's sin was not a public sin. Others never dreamed of it It was a home-sin. And,...

...son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah. His confession identified the accursed thing: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment,...in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshra, and unto all the children...

...Joshua, and said. Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 22 v So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and. behold, /'/ was hid in his tent, and...

...light (Luke 12:3). What Achan took is also instructive. He took two kinds of things. First, he took two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight. We can understand easily why he took something which had monetary value. But he also took a "goodly...

...cursed, with all that was in it, Achan alone, in defiance of the curse saw, coveted, took, and hid "a Babylonish garment and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold, fifty shekels" (7:21). Says Fausset, "The spoil of Jericho was the first-fruits of Canaan, sacred to...