Joshua 7:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Joshua got up early in the morning and brought all of Israel forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was chosen.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Joshua is methodically identifying which tribe contains the person who disobeyed God, starting with having each tribe come forward until Judah is selected.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Israel's shocking defeat at Ai, when God revealed that someone had taken forbidden items from Jericho. Joshua is using a divine selection process (likely casting lots) to identify the guilty party tribe by tribe, then clan by clan, then family by family.

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Joshua 7:14

So in the morning, you will come forward by your tribes. The tribe that the LORD chooses will then come forward by their families. The family that the LORD chooses will come forward by their households. And the household that the LORD chooses will come forward person by person.

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