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Breach of the Covenant | When One Sin Affects Everyone | 11 02 2025
📅 Published: November 2, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 6: The Enemy Within)
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Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
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Get the YDP Life Application Guide for the OCT., NOV., & DEC. 2025's Lesson titled, "Lessons of Faith From Joshua." https://amzn.to/4mXLEyz
Israel's defeat at Ai had two causes: Achan's hidden sin and Israel's overconfidence in their own strength. Today, we explore how one man's disobedience brought guilt upon the entire nation. God describes Achan's sin in escalating terms—transgression, taking, stealing, deceiving, hiding—revealing the gravity of covenant breach. This sobering truth reminds us: individual sin has corporate consequences. When we break covenant with God, we don't just harm ourselves—we impact the entire community of faith.
📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Joshua 7:1, 11-13 (Achan's Sin and Corporate Guilt)
• Joshua 7 (The Defeat at Ai)
• Hebrew Terms for Sin: khata' (sin), abar (transgress), laqakh (take), ganab (steal), kakhash (deceive), sim (hide)
🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—understanding how individual sin affects the entire covenant community.
💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. What were the two major causes of Israel's defeat at Ai?
2. How does God's description of Achan's sin reveal its escalating gravity?
3. Why does individual sin bring guilt upon the whole community?
4. What are ways whole communities can suffer from the bad acts of individuals?
🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, help me recognize that my sin doesn't just affect me—it impacts the entire body of Christ. Give me the courage to confess and repent before hidden sin brings defeat.
🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them."
—Joshua 7:11, NKJV
🔗 CONNECT WITH YOUR DAILY PORTION:
🌐 Website: https://yourdailyportion.com
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📺 Subscribe for Daily Devotionals
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🔔 THIS WEEK: CONFRONTING THE ENEMY WITHIN!
Individual sin has corporate consequences—our choices affect the entire community of faith.
👍 LIKE if you believe accountability matters in the body of Christ
💬 COMMENT: How have you seen individual sin impact a community?
📤 SHARE with someone who needs to understand the corporate impact of personal sin
#BreachOfCovenant #AchansSin #CorporateGuilt #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #HiddenSin #Accountability #SabbathSchool #CovenantCommunity
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📅 Published: November 2, 2025 | 📖 Lessons of Faith From Joshua (Week 6: The Enemy Within)
——
Your Daily Portion Sabbath School Lesson with LD "The Anomaly" Harris (L. David Harris)
——
Get the YDP Life Application Guide for the OCT., NOV., & DEC. 2025's Lesson titled, "Lessons of Faith From Joshua." https://amzn.to/4mXLEyz
Israel's defeat at Ai had two causes: Achan's hidden sin and Israel's overconfidence in their own strength. Today, we explore how one man's disobedience brought guilt upon the entire nation. God describes Achan's sin in escalating terms—transgression, taking, stealing, deceiving, hiding—revealing the gravity of covenant breach. This sobering truth reminds us: individual sin has corporate consequences. When we break covenant with God, we don't just harm ourselves—we impact the entire community of faith.
📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Joshua 7:1, 11-13 (Achan's Sin and Corporate Guilt)
• Joshua 7 (The Defeat at Ai)
• Hebrew Terms for Sin: khata' (sin), abar (transgress), laqakh (take), ganab (steal), kakhash (deceive), sim (hide)
🗓️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL SERIES:
Week 6: "The Enemy Within"—understanding how individual sin affects the entire covenant community.
💭 REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. What were the two major causes of Israel's defeat at Ai?
2. How does God's description of Achan's sin reveal its escalating gravity?
3. Why does individual sin bring guilt upon the whole community?
4. What are ways whole communities can suffer from the bad acts of individuals?
🙏 PRAYER FOCUS:
Lord, help me recognize that my sin doesn't just affect me—it impacts the entire body of Christ. Give me the courage to confess and repent before hidden sin brings defeat.
🕯️ INSPIRED BY:
"Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them."
—Joshua 7:11, NKJV
🔗 CONNECT WITH YOUR DAILY PORTION:
🌐 Website: https://yourdailyportion.com
🎧 Listen on Podcast: LifeTalk Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music
📺 Subscribe for Daily Devotionals
---
🔔 THIS WEEK: CONFRONTING THE ENEMY WITHIN!
Individual sin has corporate consequences—our choices affect the entire community of faith.
👍 LIKE if you believe accountability matters in the body of Christ
💬 COMMENT: How have you seen individual sin impact a community?
📤 SHARE with someone who needs to understand the corporate impact of personal sin
#BreachOfCovenant #AchansSin #CorporateGuilt #YourDailyPortion #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #JoshuaSeries #HiddenSin #Accountability #SabbathSchool #CovenantCommunity
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/your-daily-portion-with-l-david-harris--2912188/support.
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