Joshua 7:1
Achan Sins and is Punished
7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
Joshua 7:11-12
7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment!
They have taken some of the riches;
they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.
7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation.
I will no longer be with you,
unless you destroy what has contaminated you.
Joshua 7:21
7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon,
two hundred silver pieces,
and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”
Joshua 7:1
Achan Sins and is Punished
7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
Joshua 21:16
21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes.
Isaiah 29:15
29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead,
who do their work in secret and boast,
“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”
Habakkuk 2:6
The Proud Babylonians are as Good as Dead
2:6 “But all these nations will someday taunt him
and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:
‘The one who accumulates what does not belong to him is as good as dead
(How long will this go on?) –
he who gets rich by extortion!’
Zechariah 5:3-4
5:3 The speaker went on to say, “This is a curse
traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals
will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”
5:4 “I will send it out,” says the
Lord who rules over all, “and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”