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LESSON #6 ACHAN’S SIN AND JUDGMENT Joshua 7:1-26 Principle: God is Holy and judges our sin. Use this lesson outline to record your notes as you watch the Lesson 6 video.

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GOD’S PEOPLE ARE DEFEATED BECAUSE OF SIN. God takes our sin seriously.

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SIN IS EXPOSED AND THE SINNER PUNISHED. Sin cannot be tolerated in the lives of God’s people.

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7:1-15

7:16-26

LESSON #7 THE DESTRUCTION OF AI Subject: Israel’s restoration to God results in victory over Ai.

Joshua 8:1-35

Please answer these lesson questions for next week prior to watching the Lesson 7 video.

Review 1. Was there anything from the lesson on Achan’s sin that prompted you to action?

Read Joshua 8:1-9 God’s instructions to Joshua 2. How did God encourage the demoralized people of Israel after their defeat at Ai?

3. Contrast God’s command concerning the plunder of Ai with His instructions at Jericho. Do you have any thoughts about why His instructions might have been different?

4. What differences do you see in the battle strategy at Ai from that at Jericho?

5. Is there anything you learn about God’s working from the different instructions?

6. Do you see any ways God’s directions given in verses 4-8 can be used in our battles against our spiritual enemies?

Read Joshua 8:10-29 Israel’s victory over Ai 7. In view of Ai’s previous victory over Israel, how did their arrogance work against them at this time?

8. Can you think of ways we too can be over confident to our detriment?

9. What are some warnings we can take from the attitude of Ai?

10. What did Joshua’s javelin symbolize and how was Joshua’s use of it reminiscent of Moses’ action in Exodus 17:8-12?

11. How does verse 27 hold the key to Israel’s victory at Ai as well as to our victories against our spiritual enemies?

Read Joshua 8:30-35, Deuteronomy 27:1-26, 28:1-7 Israel’s covenant renewal 12. What did the building of the altar and the ceremony that followed acknowledge?

13. How was the importance of God’s Word emphasized at this time?

14. In view of the Deuteronomy passages, what was the significance of Joshua’s altar being built on Mt. Ebal rather than on Mt. Gerizim?

15. What is the significance of God’s command that the altar was to be built of natural stone?

Reflection and Personal Application 16. What do you learn personally from Israel’s victory at Ai, and in what spiritual battle will you use what you have learned?