Get Achan Out

Achan, called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1Ch 2:7), in commemoration of his crime, which brought upon him an awful destruction (Jos 7:1). On the occasion of the fall of Jericho, he seized, contrary to the divine command, an ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly Babylonish garment, which he hid in his tent. Joshua was convinced that the defeat which the Israelites afterwards sustained before Ai was a proof of the divine displeasure on account of some crime, and he at once adopted means by the use of the lot for discovering the criminal. It was then found that Achan was guilty, and he was stoned to death in the valley of Achor. He and all that belonged to him were then consumed by fire, and a heap of stones was raised over the ashes.

The victory at Ai was lost to the children of Israel because there was something in their camp that was wrongful to God. Sometimes, we forget that we need to crucify our flesh daily. Like Paul said, we should get rid of certain things in our lives that will prohibit us from winning the next battle in our Christian experience. Are we clean today? Have we checked ourselves and proved that we are without blemish in the sight of God?

Achan brought reproach to the Israelites camp. Don't let anything, even "little" things keep you from getting the victory that God has for you. Get Achan out of your camp. The enemy has no place in our temple. He is trespassing on Holy ground. Take Achan and send him back to where he came from!