Joshua 6:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

In any wise

1 John 5:21

Lest ye make

Joshua 7:1

Deuteronomy 7:26

Deuteronomy 13:17

Make the camp

Jonah 1:12

And trouble it

Joshua 7:25

2 Samuel 21:1

1 Kings 18:17

General references

Deuteronomy 20:16

Deuteronomy 23:9

Bible References

In any wise

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.

Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Lest ye make

The Israelites, however, were unfaithful regarding the things set apart for destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart, and the Lord’s anger burned against the Israelites.

You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction like it. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.

Make the camp

Israel has sinned. They have violated My covenant that I appointed for them. They have taken some of what was set apart. They have stolen, deceived, and put the things with their own belongings.

and now, you would turn away from the Lord? If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow He will be angry with the entire community of Israel.

Then, one of the troops said, “Your father made the troops solemnly swear, ‘The man who eats food today is cursed,’ and the troops are exhausted.”

Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner can destroy much good.

He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so it may quiet down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this violent storm that is against you.”

And trouble it

Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Today the Lord will trouble you!” So all Israel stoned them to death. They burned their bodies, threw stones on them,

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?”

General references

However, you must not let any living thing survive among the cities of these people the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

“When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive.