“And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.”
Joshua 7:26 KJV
Joshua had been defeated at Ai until it was discovered that Achan had taken what was devoted to God. For this Achan and his family were stoned to death as per the law. They raised over him a huge mound of stones and that place was called the Valley of Trouble. Afterward, God’s anger subsided against Israel. The leadership lessons Joshua learned were that the advice of others can lead you astray when his men told him that Ai was going to be no trouble at all in conquering. That lead to Joshua being presumptuous and self-confident and to ignore sin. It’s never good to take anything devoted to God. Leaders must build people up and bring them into purity. Keeping ourselves pure will restore favour and blessing to God’s people. The only way to be pure is to be continually cleansed by the Blood of Jesus. Let’s be good leaders and lead people to the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
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