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Where We are up to now
Joshua has been commissioned to led the nation of Israel,
The mourning time for Moses death has ended,
We saw the differences in the names of Moses (Draw Forth) and Joshua (Yahweh Saves).
Israel prepares to cross the Jordan
Two spies are sent to Jericho and are hidden by Rahab.
Israel crosses the Jordan and builds the memorial stones
We are shown the importance of past teachings
Israel renews covenant with God through circumcision/ Passover.
Joshua meets the Commander of the Army of God
They follow God’s commands and defeat Jericho.
What Do We Learn about God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)?
God Requires Obedience v1
God does not take our sin lightly.
God is strict on His insistence on remaining Holy,
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
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Regretted - to be sorry for; felt sorrow for - grieved.
.The consequences for sin is great.
God grieves when we do wrong or when we disobey His commandments.
When we sin it doesn’t make Him happy.
We are His dwelling place.
Scripture tells us that we are His temple and should treat our bodies in that fashion.
And when we don’t, when we sin.
The consequences for that sin is great.
Isaiah
The consequences for sin is great.
Why would He take Himself away from us?
Because God cannot be around sin.
He hates sin and when we do things that goes against His will, He can’t be around us.
A punishment or price has to be paid.
The Bible gives us a knowledge of God.
Another thing that it does, it gives us a look at the characteristics of God.
Basically know as the moral attributes of God.
One of these attributes is the goodness of God.
The goodness of God should not be confused with kindness.
His goodness is similar to common grace in the way it is towards all of His creation.
But remember that no one is good except God.
Jesus said this in when addressed by the rich ruler as Good Teacher; No one is good except God alone.
Because of His goodness, He loves us.
This loves goes to all of his creation also.
BUT His love cannot find complete satisfaction in anything that falls short of absolute perfection.
Because of His moral attributes, God has many jobs, one job is Judge and His judgement is righteous and just.
Why should we be surprised by these actions when it is His very nature.
In a sense you can see here through His attributes that God feels and has a connection to us.
We are His people which leads me to my next point.
God has a personal relationship with His people
The Bible tells us that He knew us before we were made in the womb.
We are made in His image and He takes personal strides in our lives.
So yes He has a personal relationship with each of us.
For this reason, it grieves Him when we do wrong.
The fact that our actions grieves God shows the relationship.
Especially when you consider His attribute of goodness.
We just talked about His love for His creation, but notice that He does not withhold or withdraw His love from the sinner in the present state of sin.
That is the reason for the grieving, He loves us.
Look to ; and
He sent his Son to build the bridge and He claims us as His sons.
I don’t think you can get more personal than that.
God does not put up with Whining v10
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothes and began putting dust on their heads.
In a sense you can get the notion that Joshua is saying why have you brought us here to be destroyed.
I think we heard this from others earlier in Exodus, Numbers & Deuteronomy.
When the people take their eyes off of God, He can seem so far away.
Even though Israel is the one that was disobedient they were asking God where He was as if they had not done anything wrong.
If Joshua had conferred with God before sending men to Ai he would have found out about this grievance.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.
(2016).
(Eph 4:30).
Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
God Requires Payment for Disobedience
When you take from God, there will be a payment due.
The price for our sin is great but so was the price Jesus paid on the cross on that good Friday.
The accursed things were to be destroyed, Achan has taken these things and now is contaminated himself.
You may consider this rather rough but look at This is a sin against God, stealing from God.
It all belongs to Him, He allows us to manage what He gives us but sometimes people think they are owed more, or covet what belongs to others.
Remember these verses ; ; and
God’s character requires this payment.
The holiness of God is manifested in moral law, implanted on man’s heart and in his conscience.
We know when we do something that is wrong.
We have that gut feeling that we should not do certain things but plow ahead anyway.
That’s the holiness of God that each of us have implanted in us.
We are made in His image.
Because of God’s holiness and through His righteousness, He gives every man his due.
You could say his just desert.
Because this is God’s justice.
Isaiah
1 Peter 1
God is faithful to forgive
Most have heard the verses that anyone who confesses his sin, He is faithful to forgive 1 John 1:9 or confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
But why is He faithful to forgive.
Why would He do this?
The mercy of God.
This is an important aspect of the goodness of God.
God’s mercy is shown all over His work
We see His mercy every morning with the rising of the sun starting a new day.
God’s love abounds in all He created but there is a special love that He brought to us in Jesus Christ.
John
Romans 5:8-9
You can be spared the wrath of God by putting your faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
It is by the blood of Christ that we are cleansed and justified.
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