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But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
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Sin's Ripple Effect
Commentator John Gill highlights that God's command wasn't just about individual obedience. One person's secret sin could 'make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.' This principle of corporate responsibility shows that personal sin can have serious, widespread consequences for the entire community of faith, a reality that plays out tragically in the next chapter with Achan.
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Joshua
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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