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DAILY TRUTH - Why Were Achan’s Children Put To Death For Their Father’s Sin?

Theology Applied

Right Response Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9801 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Some biblical scholars and theologians think that Achan's sons and daughters were “brought out” only to be the spectators of their father's punishment, but most conclude that they were also put to death along with their father. God commanded that magistrates should not put the children to death for the sins of the fathers, but God did not intend to bind himself by this law. Therefore, God could justly command the execution of a whole household by divine credence. That said, it is entirely possible (and even likely) that Achan's sons and daughters aided and abetted their father in his sin.

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Jesus said, man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of

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God. You're listening to Daily Truth.

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Versus 25 and 26. And Joshua said, why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today. And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

0:58.2

And they raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then the Lord turned

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from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day, the name of that place is called the Valley of Acre. In your notes, I've written the

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following. Some biblical scholars and theologians think that Aiken's sons and daughters were

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simply brought out, which is what the text says, but only to be spectators of their father's

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punishment. However, the vast majority conclude that they were also put to death

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along with their father, which is my conclusion as well for the record. God commanded that magistrates

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should not put the children to death for the sins of the fathers. However, God did not intend to bind himself by this law. Therefore,

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God could justly command the execution of a whole household by divine decree. What does that mean?

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Pausing there for a moment, it means that a civil magistrate at any time in any place cannot punish

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the children for the sins of a fall we must stick to the script we don't work by a dream or a

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vision or some interpersonal divine revelation from god well God told me that this person is guilty.

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Well, do you have two or three eyewitnesses?

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No, but I just know it.

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Tough.

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