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Confess Your Sins | Apr 13

April 12, 2026·25 min·2 clips

What happens when you lie not just to another person, but to the God of Israel?

The host opens the episode with a personal, universal question about covering up wrongdoing with a lie, framing the stakes around what happens when that deception is directed toward God. The episode's scriptural readings include Leviticus 6:14-30 (regulations for grain offerings and sin offerings, including priestly eating rights and the handling of clay versus bronze vessels), Joshua 7:16-9:2 (the identification and punishment of Achan, the defeat and subsequent capture of Ai, the covenant renewal at Mounts Gerizim and Ebal, and the coalition of Canaanite kings), Luke 16:1-18 (the parable of the shrewd manager, warnings about faithfulness with worldly wealth, and teaching on divorce), Psalm 82:1-8 (God presiding over a divine court and judging unjust judges), and Proverbs 13:2-3 (the positive results of good words and the value of controlling one's tongue). After the readings, the host focuses his commentary on Joshua 7 and the story of Achan. Achan was identified through a systematic process: tribe by tribe, clan by clan, family by family, person by person, until Joshua confronted him with the words 'give glory to the Lord by telling the truth.' Achan confessed: he saw and coveted a beautiful robe from Babylon, two hundred silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound; he took them and buried them under his tent. The host notes that 'be sure your sins will find you out' and that what is done in secret will be brought to light. The consequence was severe: Achan, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, tent, and possessions were all taken to the Valley of Achor, where they were stoned and burned. The host then introduces a New Testament parallel from Acts 5, where Ananias and Sapphira sell property and secretly keep part of the proceeds while pretending to give it all to the apostles. Peter confronts Ananias, saying 'You have not lied to men, but to God,' and Ananias falls dead. Three hours later, Sapphira comes in, repeats the same lie, and also falls dead. The result in Acts 5:11 is that great fear came upon all the church. The host applies this pattern — the Achan story and the Ananias and Sapphira story — to derive several principles: one person's sin can affect an entire family, church, or community; sin spreads like cancer; and the appropriate response to sin is honest confession, repentance, and asking for forgiveness rather than concealment and deception. The host closes with an exhortation to walk in holiness, fear, and reverence before God, and with an assurance that God extends mercy and grace to those who honestly confess.

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A sober reading on hidden sin, public consequence, and the mercy found in confession.

The episode moves from sacrificial law into Joshua 7, then into Ai and the altar on Mount Ebal, and it keeps the thread of hidden sin and public consequence tight throughout.

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