1 Chronicles 22:16; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 16:1; Exodus 14:15; Joshua 7:6
God’s answer is given directly, and in terms of reproof. Joshua must not lie helpless before God; the cause of the calamity was to be discovered.
VII. Achan's Trespass, Israel's Defeat, Achan's Punishment. Joshua 7:1 . The name should probably be Achar. The narrative presents no difficultie...
said. See note on Joshua 3:7 .
10. And the Lord said unto Joshua, etc God does not reprimand Joshua absolutely for lying prostrate on the ground and lamenting the overthro...
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? - It is plain there was...
Ver. 10. And the Lord said unto Joshua — This answer, full of gentleness, justifies what we have just been observing, that there was no asperity...
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? The Lord said ... Get thee up. The answer of the divine...
Repulse at Ai, due to Achan's Sin The capture of Jericho is followed by an attempt upon Ai, a place of strategic importance, as commanding a main...
Wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? — “Why is this, that thou art fallen upon thy face? Israel hath sinned.” The pronoun “thou” is emphatic....
CHAPTER XIV. ACHAN'S TRESPASS. Joshua 7:1-26 . A VESSEL in full sail scuds merrily over the waves. Everything betokens a successful and delight...
the First Defeat and Its Cause Joshua 7:1-15 Israel was taught that victory is possible only where there are exact obedience and sincere consec...
This chapter opens with a significant and ominous "But." So far we have had the record of remarkable progress but! We now see the triumphant people d...
Observe how instantly the Lord answers prayer. So Daniel found it while he was yet speaking. Daniel 9:21 . It is even so, when we lodge our sorrows...
And the Lord said unto Joshua, get thee up ,.... From the ground where he lay prostrate, with his face to it: this he said, not as refusing his supp...
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Ver. 10. Get thee up: wherefore liest thou? &c.,] q.d.,...
Wherefore liest thou upon thy face? This business is not to be done by inactive supplication, but by vigorous endeavours for reformation. Israel h...
DEFEATED BY AI (vs.1-9) Though Joshua and Israel as such were unaware of it, there was sin in the camp that affected all of Israel, for we are to...
10 And the L ORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgr...
This business is not to be done by unactive supplication, but by vigorous endeavours for reformation.
Joshua 7:10-11 a ‘And YHWH said to Joshua, “Get yourself up. Why do you lie on your face? Israel has sinned.” ' After they had been at prayer f...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 7:11 . Have also stolen and dissembled, etc.] To steal devoted things was solemnly sinful; every moment of hiding was a m...
Joshua 7:1 . The children of Israel committed a trespass; that is, Achan and his children, who concealed their father's sin, by hiding the accurse...
Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Get thee up To trust God is manifestly our duty. We are commanded to put our trust in Him...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 'S PRAYER AND GOD 'S ANSWER .— Joshua 7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes. A token of grief usual among the Jews (see...
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? This direct answer of Jehovah implied that Joshua had no reason...
Achan Found Guilty and Punished
The Woes of Achan Joshua 7:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our Scripture opens with the following statement: "But the Children of Israel committed a t...
Upon thy face — This business is not to be done by inactive supplication, but by vigorous endeavours for reformation.
10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liestc thou thus upon thy face?