ACHAN’S SIN

TEXT: Joshua 6:18-19

18 At huwag na huwag kayong kukuha ng anumang

bagay na nakatakdang wasakin. Kapag kumuha kayo
ng anuman, kayo ang magiging sanhi ng pagkapahamak
ng buong Israel. 19 Ngunit ang lahat ng bagay na yari sa
ginto, pilak, tanso, o bakal ay nakalaan para kay
Yahweh, at dapat ilagay sa kabang-yaman ni Yahweh.”

In the taking of the city of Jericho, God gave instructions that

they were not to take of any of the spoils. Everything was to be
destroyed except the precious metals which were to be brought
into the treasury of the Lord.

As recorded in Joshua 7 & 8, everyone obeyed God, except one.

Achan.

Joshua 7:1
Ngunit nilabag ng Israel ang utos ni Yahweh na huwag
kukuha sa Jerico ng mga bagay na ipinawawasak ni Yahweh
bilang handog sa kanya. Si Acan na anak ni Karmi, apo ni
Zabdi at apo-sa-tuhod ni Zera, mula sa lipi ni Juda, ay
kumuha ng ilang bagay na ipinagbabawal kunin. Kaya't
nagalit sa kanila si Yahweh.

THE HISTORICAL EVENTS.Joshua sent spies to spy out Ai.

Joshua 7:2The spies said that only two or three thousand
should be sufficient to take Ai because it was a small city.
Joshua 7:3Three thousand were sent, and they were defeated.
Thirty-six of the Israelite soldiers were slain.

Joshua 7:4-5aThe hearts of the people melted, and Joshua

made a plea to God.

6 Pinunit ni Josue at ng pinuno ng Israel ang kanilang

kasuotan dahil sa matinding paghihinagpis. Nagpatirapa sila
sa harap ng Kaban ng Tipan ni Yahweh. Naglagay din sila ng
abo sa ulo bilang tanda ng kalungkutan hanggang sa paglubog
ng araw.

10 Sumagot si Yahweh, “Tumayo ka! Bakit ka nagpapatirapa

nang ganyan? 11 Nagkasala ang bayang Israel! Sumira sila sa
kasunduang ibinigay ko sa kanila sapagkat kumuha sila ng
mga bagay na nakatakdang wasakin. Ninakaw nila ang mga
iyon, itinago at isinama sa kanilang mga ari-arian. 12 Iyan
ang dahilan kaya sila natalo ng kanilang kaaway. Natakot sila
sapagkat sila rin ay dapat lipulin. Hindi ko na kayo
tutulungan hanggang hindi ninyo isinusuko ang bagay na
ipinagbabawal ko sa inyo.

LESSONS FROM THE SIN OF ACHAN.!

I. The severity of sin.

1. God does not immediately expose and punish sin today as
He did back then, but he will punish in due time.
2. Because the punishment is not immediate (both from God
and civil authorities), there is much wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 8:11
11 Ang hatol sa kasamaan ay di agad iginagawad kaya naman
ang tao'y nawiwili sa paggawa ng masama.

3. We have faith that the punishment will eventually come,

and thus walk in the fear of God.

Ecclesiastes. 8:12-13
12 Kung sabagay, daan-daan man ang kasamaang gawin ng
masama ay wala ring mawawala sa taong nabubuhay nang
matuwid pagkat siya'y may takot sa Diyos. 13 Ngunit ang
kasamaan ng masama ay di makakabuti sa kanya;
mamumuhay silang parang anino at maaga silang
mamamatay sapagkat hindi sila natatakot sa Diyos.

IV. Our sins can trouble other people.

A. Achan's sin caused Israel to be defeated by their
enemies. Thirty-six men died as a result of Achan's
sin.

B. God punished the whole family of Achan so that the rest

of the nation could see that God would not tolerate sin.
C. There are many sins which not only bring evil effects to
the sinner, but to the sinner's family as well; e.g., stealing,
murder, lying, drunkenness.

V. We should immediately confess our sins and not wait

until we are caught.
A. Achan's confession came only after he was directly
confronted by Joshua.
1. He did not come forward when Israel failed in its first
attempt to take Ai.
2. He was still hiding his sin even when the lengthy
investigation was underway.
B. Thus, so far as God was concerned, his confession came
too late.
1. If Achan had confessed his sin, sometime before he was
confronted by Joshua, no doubt, God would have been merciful
to Him.

Isaiah 55:6-7
Hanapin mo si Yahweh habang siya'y matatagpuan,
manalangin ka sa kanya habang siya'y malapit pa.
7 Dapat nang talikuran ang mga gawain ng taong masama,
at dapat magbago ng pag-iisip ang taong liko.
Sila'y dapat manumbalik, at lumapit kay Yahweh upang
kahabagan;
at mula sa Diyos, makakamit nila ang kapatawaran.

C. We should confess our sins immediately, and not wait

until we are caught.
1. To be sorry we were caught is not true repentance.

Proverbs 28:13
Mga Kawikaan 28:13 Magandang Balita Biblia (MBBTAG)
13 Ang nagkukubli ng kanyang sala ay hindi mapapabuti,
ngunit kahahabagan ng Diyos ang nagbabalik-loob at
nagsisisi.
VI. The church cannot tolerate sin in its midst.
A. God required that they purge the sinner from the
congregation of Israel.
1. He requires the same today. 1 Corinthians 5:4-7,11
11Ang tinutukoy ko na huwag ninyong papakisamahan ay ang nagsasabing
sila'y Cristiano ngunit nakikiapid, sakim, sumasamba sa diyus-diyosan,
nanlalait, naglalasing, at nagnanakaw. Ni huwag kayong makikisalo sa
ganyang uri ng tao.

Wala akong karapatang humatol sa mga hindi Cristiano; ang Diyos ang
12-13

hahatol sa kanila. Ngunit hindi ba't dapat ninyong hatulan ang mga nasa
loob ng iglesya? Sabi nga sa kasulatan, “Itiwalag ninyo ang masamang tao.”

1. When there is open sin in the congregation, and it is

overlooked, it preaches the lesson: "Sin doesn't matter."
2. Those who try to uphold the wicked are abomination to
the Lord. Proverbs 17:15
15 Ang humahatol sa walang kasalanan at ang umaayon sa kasamaan,
kay Yahweh ay kapwa kasuklam-suklam.
D. The church cannot have the victories it should when
there is sin in the camp.

VII. Beware of SELFISHNESSness.

A. Achan said, "I saw; I coveted; I took." Joshua 7:20-24
B. Covetousness is idolatry. Colossians 3:5
1. Achan wanted those material things more than a right
relationship with God. He placed a chunk of metal and some
clothing above his relationship with God.
C. The example of Achan teaches us of the dangers of
covetousness. We need to beware.
1. We, too, can place material things above our relationship
with God.
D. The fate of covetousness will be the same in the end as
that of Achan.
Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without greediness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I
will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Several years ago, construction workers were laying a
foundation for a building outside the city of Pompeii. They
found the corpse of a woman who must have been fleeing from
an eruption of the nearby volcano, but was caught in the rain
of hot ashes. The woman's hands clutched jewels, which were
preserved in excellent condition. She had the jewels, but had
lost her life.

Andito ka ngayon you have sinned, you compromised,,, be

broken over it. Be desperate. Let that sin drive you to the feet
of Jesus. The devil may have defeated you time and time
again, but let that now become the very force to drive you to
the feet of Jesus. Not away.

Psalm 51:16-17
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.

David understood, Lord you don’t desire sacrifice, hindi yun

tungkol sa mga burnt offerings, tahts why, David was called
man after God’s own heart, he was able to see the heart of God.
Nakikita nya yung puso ni God. Ito na yung naconfront siya
sa kalsanan niya. Lord ito yung handog na hindi mo
tatanggihan, yung broken heart. Yung repentant heart. A
broken sprit. SI David nagakasala, Bathsheba, ginagawa pa
rin niya yung ritual, narealize niya, Lord hindi sa burnt
scarfices, sa songs, but a broken spirit.
You come to the Lord, idulog mo iyang puso mo,
magpakaumbaba, magsumamo, at pagiging dapatinn ka ng
DIyos. You have sinned, let that sin drive you to the feet of the
one who can forgive your sins, jesus.

Thow woman didn’t care. She didn’t even ask for permission,
hindi naman siya invited. She whent = into that house, walang
pake sa sasabihin sa kanya, she went straight to Jesus.
Broken…

Break your heart… break that heart… it is through

brokenness that you can get intimacy. Hindi lalabas yung
samyo ng pabango, hanggang hindi binabasag. Brokkenss is
the key to intimacy.

Not even sin can stop you when you are broken. Not even sin,
can stop you when you are broken.

Jeremiah 15:19
If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to
serve me.