7:16-18
So Joshua put God’s instructions into effect. First, the tribe of Judah was selected. Remember that Judah was the tribe from which the messiah, humanly speaking, would come. Then the Zerahites were chosen out of this tribe. Out of the clan the family of Zimri was chosen, then each man in the family came forward and Achan was chosen.
7:19
Joshua urges Achan to “give glory to God”. A similar phrase is used in John 9:24 by the Pharisees when questioning the blind man who had been healed by Jesus. It does not mean “praise the Lord”! Rather it means to recognise that God knows and sees all things, He is the One with all power and authority, so it is futile to lie or conceal. The process had clearly demonstrated that God knows what Achan has done, so Joshua is urging Achan to admit that the game is up.
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