After the twelve stones memorial in Joshua 4 we only need to read a few more chapters to find another stones memorial in chapter 7.
When the Israelites conquered Jericho, God gave them specific orders to NOT loot the city. We learn that a man named Achan disobeyed this command, leading to Israel's defeat in the battle against Ai and creating great anger from the Lord.
God told Joshua to identify the sinner in the camp before they would be allowed to continue in victory. Achan and his family were identified as the culprits and were immediately put to death.
Joshua 7:26 reads: "They raised over him (Achan) a great heap of stones that stands to this day and the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger."
Those stones were a memorial - they created a lasting reminder of God's hatred of sin and disobedience among His people.
May we be a picture of the stones memorial of obedience rather than the stones memorial of disobedience!
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