Joshua 7 & Isaiah 61

Joshua 7

- Achan, of the tribe of Judah broke faith and took some devoted things, so God's anger burned against Israel.

- Joshua sent spies to Ai, and they said only send a few thousand men because Ai is small.

- 36 men of the 3000 were killed and they fled
- The hearts of the Israelites melted
- Joshua tore his clothes and put his head on the ground by the ark until evening.
- He asked God why he brought them here to be defeated by the Ammmorites
- Joshua feared everyone would hear of this defeat and come out to defeat Israel.
- Joshua also was concerned about doing things for God's name.
- God told Joshua to get up and that someone had stolen devoted things and lied
- Joshua was to address the people and say they will be defeated until the devoted things are returned.
- Joshua was supposed to draw lots to figure out which tribe it was, then they will draw lots by household.
- The person who stole shall be burned along with everything they own.
- Lots were draw and Judah (tribe) was drawn, followed by Zerahites(clan), Zabdi (household), and Achan was selected out of the men.
- Achan admitted that he has sinned and took a cloak, 200 shekels of silver and a large gold bar from their spoils and buried them in his tent.
- Joshua brought Achan and his spoils and his family and animals to the Valley of Achor and stoned Achan first and them everyone and everything else and burned them with fire.
- Achor means trouble
- They covered Achan and his stuff with a large pile of stones that's still there today.
- This turned away God's anger.

Isaiah 61
- Isaiah says that God has anointed him to bring good news to the poor and brokenhearted.
- To proclaim liberty to the captives
- Isaiah is to proclaim the year of the Lord and the day of God's vengeance.
- To replace the ashes of mourners with a beautiful headdress.
- Replace faint spirits with praise and be called "oaks of righteousness"
- God will be glorified and the city will be rebuilt.
- Strangers will watch their flocks and tend their vines.
- The people will speak to the Israelites like ministers and shall be wealthy.
- Shame shall be replaced with rejoicing, a double portion, and everlasting joy.
- God loves justice and hates wrong and robbery.
- God will make an everlasting covenant with them
- Everyone will see they are the offspring of God and blessed.
- Isaiah says he will greatly rejoice in God because he has been clothed by God's garments of salvation and robes of righteousness
- A bridegroom would where a beautiful headdress.
- A bride adorns herself with jewels
- Just like a garden sprouts up what has been sown, God will sprout up righteousness and praise in them before the nations.
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