For example, it says in Joshua 7:24 And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
Why?
>> WEAK Because God is an angry God.
It doesn't make sense.
< STRONG Because the gold and stuff he took were devoted to destruction. (Biblical)
By taking the gold, he devoted himself to destruction also.
Deu 7:25 The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
Deu 7:26 And you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction.
This is basically in direct disobedience to the command, and since God is consistent and warned the people, this had to happen, otherwise that would make God inconsistent and His deadly word void, and thus worthless.
[Credit to Bible Believer's Commentary]
< STRONG Because the family knew what he was doing, but didn't stop him.
They must have been aware of his activities, since the stolen goods were buried under their tent. Perhaps his children even participated in his sin.
[Bible Believer's Commentary]
< Because the family has learned some wicked ways from the guilty person.
So this stopped the spreading of bad behaviors.
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