The Heinous Sin of Achan

Jericho has been captured. Its walls fell by faith. The victory was solely God's and His gracious gift to His people in response to their faith -- a faith of which their compassing the walls of the city was the living expression. Thus the victory was not of them, of anything they had done, for they had done nothing at all except march, shout, and blow the trumpets. Certainly the falling of the walls could not be attributed to their marching. The victory was the Lord's; andthough in the warfare...