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After six chapters of triumphs, things quickly unravel in chapter seven. There are important factors missing in the first attack on Ai as opposed to the attack on Jericho. God was not part of the planning process. Joshua consults with his army and not God. The people decided to go into Ai with a smaller force. That displays a level of hubris after one victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua also did not follow through with the plans from the previous chapter of making sure all the spoils were left to God. Yes, the spoils were taken secretly, but this major part of the Jericho conquest seems to have been ignored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After the army\u2019s defeat, Joshua reenacts Moses\u2019 encounter with God after the sin of the Golden Calf.\u00a0 Joshua falls on his face and confronts God with the notion that other nations will mock God for bringing the people to the land only to be killed right away. The problem is that Moses was pleading with God not to destroy the people after the Golden Calf. Here, Joshua is complaining to God after one lost battle. In this context his complaining actually sounds more like the people before the crossing of the Sea of Reeds. Compare:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u2018Why did You lead this people across the Jordan only to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites, to be destroyed by them? If only we had been content to remain on the other side of the Jordan!\u201d (verse 7)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

with\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWas it for want of graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, taking us out of Egypt?\u201d (Ex. 14:11).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

God\u2019s response to Joshua is the same as to Moses before the crossing of the sea. \u201cBut the L<\/span>ORD<\/span> answered Joshua: \u2018Arise! Why do you lie prostrate?\u201d\u2019 (verse 10) and \u201cThen God said to Moses, \u201cWhy do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.\u2019\u201d (Ex. 14:15).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

God sees what Joshua is doing; it is a rather inept attempt at playing the Moses card. But God\u2019s response is also telling. Similar to his response in Exodus, God has to remind Joshua that not every difficult event requires prostrating to God. The answer is simple: the people have sinned! As a leader, especially one who clerked under Moses, Joshua should have known something was amiss. Instead, he overreacted like someone whose football team starts the season 1-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It is extraordinary that the text includes this hiccup by Joshua. However, the book is as much about Joshua\u2019s personal growth as a leader as it is about the people\u2019s conquest of the land. To leave out a misstep would be an injustice to Joshua.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Taking spoils is generally permitted by the Torah. Indeed, we are bidden to \"enjoy the spoils of your enemy which the Lord your God gives you\" (Deut. 20:14). This enjoyment was practiced by the Israelites throughout the Biblical period, with a handful of notable prohibitions - one of which was Jericho. Their failure to observe this prohibition led to a most striking consequence: The very next military foray, at the city of Ai, projected to be a simple mission (7:3), failed, with the attendant deaths of 36 of the participating soldiers, because someone had sinned, took the spoils, and then tried to cover it up.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A lottery identified the guilty party as member of the tribe of Judah named Achan (18), who confessed to his crime. Joshua, who had warned the people against the possible contamination by spoils (<\/span>`achartem<\/span><\/em>, 6:18), accused Achan of having done just that (`<\/em><\/span>achartanu<\/span><\/em>, v.25). Achan was stoned to death, and the spoils were destroyed. The description of illegal spoils as a contaminant, however, has a curious epilogue. When the genealogy of the tribe of Judah is delineated in the Book of Chronicles, the name of the person who violated the ban against spoils is rendered as Achar, rather than Achan (1 Ch. 2:7), signifying that he had been completely redefined by this incident.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Another postscript, of sorts, attaches to the name that was given to the site at which the ill-gotten booty was burned: The people called it the \u201cValley of Contamination\u201d (`<\/em><\/span>emek `achor<\/span><\/em>, v. 26). 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Achan sinned in a moment of weakness. Apparently acting alone, he plundered gold, silver, and a Babylonian robe in the heat of the battle for Jericho, stashing these treasures in his tent. However, his personal sin brought tragic consequences for his whole nation. The Israelites were subsequently routed in the battle of Ai, losing 36 soldiers and their sense of invincibility.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The example of Achan showed later generations the great moral danger of plundering during wartime, exploiting political violence for personal gain. As<\/span> related<\/span><\/a> by journalist Tzvi Lavi, during the Six-Day War in 1967, a commander of a unit of Israeli paratrooper reservists named Chaim Tzippori reportedly gathered his soldiers next to the ancient city of Jericho, took out a Tanakh and read from the story of Achan. Tzippori then instructed the soldiers to place any plunder they seized on the ground in front of him, or else risk a military tribunal. An astonishing amount of plundered property gathered before Tzippori.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Achan has also been wielded symbolically to condemn wars instigated for national enrichment. In a 1656 political scandal explored by historian Blair Worden, the ruler of the English Commonwealth, \u201cLord Protector\u201d Oliver Cromwell was publicly compared to Achan. Following an embarrassing military defeat at the hands of the Spanish military on the island of Hispaniola (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic), English Puritans including Cromwell and his detractors cast about to identify the sin for which England was punished. Cromwell critic Sir Henry Vane invoked the Achan story and charged that the defeat\u2014their modern-day Ai\u2014arose from the \u201cself-interest and private gain\u201d that drove Cromwell to seize power in the aftermath of the English Civil Wars. Cromwell\u2019s public response did not even deny the accusation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Similarly, in the height of the second U.S. war in Iraq, amid popular speculation that President George W. Bush pursued conflict with Saddam Hussein to benefit financially from Iraqi oil, an Achan charge was made on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. On the morning of July 9, 2003, the elected House chaplain, a Catholic priest named Daniel P. Coughlin, delivered a prayer invoking the lessons of \u201cthe conquest of Jericho and the sin of Achan,\u201d and expressing hope that, \u201cwe, as individual citizens or in any corporate way, never excuse ourselves from honesty and integrity\u201d in the ongoing war. Coughlin\u2019s veiled indictment went virtually unnoticed. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Images: George W Bush, 2005, White House photo by Eric Draper \/ wikimedia<\/span>
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Since it is only by miraculous intervention that Achan is selected, why was it necessary to go through the lengthy process of exposing him by sifting out of a single individual from the series of larger groups of which he is part?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rabbinic tradition, basing itself upon the episode of Achan and other relevant texts, formulated a principle that lies at the foundation of Jewish nationhood: that all Jews are co-responsible for each other, and Jewish individuals are regarded as being organically connected to the larger group. There is no such thing as living a Jewish life that is indifferent to the larger community or aloof from the trials and triumphs of the nation. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

A Jew first of all lives his life as an individual before God. At the same time, however, the Jew must live his life conscious of the larger community of which he is part. There is a communal aspect to his existence that is more than a function of living among others: It is rather an expression of his connectedness to all members of the community, and the collective destiny that binds all of them together as one.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It is precisely this aspect of Jewish living that animates the ancient story of Achan. While it may be the case that, strictly speaking, only he was guilty of the crime of trespass, in essence the whole nation shares in his blame. As part of the nation even Joshua must be held accountable, for he too is part of organic Israel. The method of ascertaining Achan\u2019s guilt can now be appreciated: In the end, he is singled out, but not before the process of his arrest emphasizes the concentric circles of concern that form the basis of every Jew\u2019s identity \u2014 the family, the community, the tribe, and the nation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is the powerful lesson of Achan\u2019s downfall: All human acts, whether of good or evil, selfish greed or altruistic love, impact upon the larger familial, communal, national, and even global reality. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

It is not enough to mourn over Achan\u2019s tragic end. Rather, we must take away from his cautionary tale the precious gift of living our lives with an awareness of others, with a consciousness of the community and nation that are affected by our deeds, and that, by the immutable laws by which God governs the world, affect us in turn.<\/span>
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from: <\/span>Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land<\/em> <\/span>(Jerusalem: Koren, 2015); chapter: \u00a0Israel\u2019s First Setback: Achan\u2019s Trespass<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Our chapter describes the sin and punishment of Achan for taking for himself from the spoils of Jericho that had been consecrated to the \u201ctreasury of the Lord\u201d (Joshua 6:19). Not only is Achan stoned to death, but his sin is said to have caused the catastrophic failure of the Israelites to conquer the city of Ai (Joshua 7:1-12, 25). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

This sin of one individual Israelite, that resulted in the collective punishment of all the people, seems to have provided the biblical basis for the principle that \u201cAll Israel are Responsible for Each Other\u201d (<\/span>kol yisrael \u2018areyvim zeh ba-zeh<\/span><\/em> - see Talmud Bavli Shevu\u2019ot 39a). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

According to another Talmudic tradition (Sanhedrin 43b-44a), Achan was already a hardened criminal prior to the conquest of Jericho. He is said to have surreptitiously taken for himself consecrated spoils already several times in the days of Moses. Moreover, he violated the Sabbath, had prohibited sexual relations with a betrothed woman and surgically effaced the sign of his circumcision (epispasm), all of which are capital crimes according to the halakhah. Worst of all, Achan is said to have taken an idol from the spoils of Jericho for his own idolatrous use! <\/span><\/p>\r\n

When God informed Joshua that \u201cIsrael has sinned\u201d (Joshua 7:11), he asked Him: Master of the Universe! Who is it who has sinned? God replied to Joshua: \u00a0Am I an informer?! To find out the identity of the sinner, go and cast lots. To narrow the possibilities, Joshua first consulted the breastplate of the High Priest, which normally had twelve shining jewels representing the twelve tribes of Israel. But because the sinner was from the tribe of Judah, that jewel had now become dim. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

When Joshua then cast lots among those from Judah, the lot fell on Achan (See Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer, Chapter 38). Subsequently, Achan was executed in accordance with the Rabbinic rules for capital punishment (see Mishnah Sanhedrin 6:2). When Achan was nearing the place of stoning, Joshua said to him: \u201cMy son, pay honor to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make confession to Him. Tell me what you have done; do not hold anything back from me.\u201d\u00a0 Achan answered Joshua, \u201cIt is true, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did: I saw among the spoil a fine Shinar mantle, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, and I coveted them and took them. They are buried in the ground in my tent, with the silver under it\u201d (Joshua 7:19-21). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Significantly, Achan\u2019s confession made atonement for his sins. From this we learn that everyone who makes confession before death is rewarded with a place in the world to come. 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Who was Achan ben Karmi of the tribe of Judah? What reason does he have to steal spoils of war? How is this event important enough to occupy an entire chapter? We know little about Achan from the chapter, but the midrash in Bamidbar Rabbah 23 and Sanhedrin 43b offer us a fuller account of our story. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua doesn\u2019t know the cause of their latest defeat at Ai, and God refuses to tell him. Instead Joshua casts lots to see who is at fault. Achan scoffs at the idea of casting lots, but Joshua pleads, for God\u2019s sake, not to spread slander about the lots, as the Land of Israel will one day be divided by lots. At first Achan does not comply. In fact, Achan\u2019s tribe of Judah stands behind him and begins a civil war. This was too much for Achan. He reasoned \u2018anyone who saves a life as if he saves the whole world. I have been the cause of this killing, I have sinned and have caused others to sin. \u00a0It is better that I admit what I have done before God and Joshua, so that no further harm come upon me\u2019. So he stood up and publicly announced that he stole the goods on Shabbat, even though he was already rich. Everyone ceased their fighting. Joshua immediately sent men to dig up the treasure before any other Judean could steal it and continue the fighting.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua publicly displays everything that was stolen in front of Achan\u2019s entire family so that they would all learn from his actions. \u00a0The midrash concludes, \u201c \u2018Joshua said: Just as you have defiled us, so God will defile you this day\u2019. This day, yes, but not in the world to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Achan, and maybe even his whole tribe, believe they can do anything. This is conquest, Wild West style, and the mightiest will prevail. \u00a0Although Achan\u2019s initial theft was an act of ego and selfishness, he was able to see beyond himself, and repent. He realized that his obsession of self eventually led to civil war, and this realization brought him to confess. He did so for the sake of the Land of Israel, for the sake of his fellow Israelites, for the sake of Heaven. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

While he still had to face the consequences of his deeds in this world, his confession showed the Israelites that he was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of the whole, and thus, secured his place in the world to come.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Achan teaches us the importance of learning one\u2019s place in society. It is the story of our national mission taking precedence over the aspirations and ambitions of individuals. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cAchan and Rebellion\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Jonathan Dickens: Explore other instances of Biblical rebellion. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cCapital Punishment, Confession, and the Agency of the Condemned\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Miriam-Simma Walfish: What role does the condemned voice have in the process? <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Singular - plural.<\/em> The chapter examines the singular sinner, and their influence on the collective. This is evident from the first chapter, with Achan\u2019s deed defined as \u201cThe Israelites violated the proscription.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. What will they say<\/em>? Or, in the words of the text, \u201cAnd what will You do about Your great name?\u201d (verse 9). The claim that seemed to work in the prayer of Moses\u2019 after the sin of the Golden Calf (Ex. 32), and the sin of the spies (Num. 14), appears here in the prayer of Joshua.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. A stain on Judah.<\/em> The violation of the proscription is perpetrated by Achan, a Judahite. Verse 1, which states his lineage explicitly, emphasizes this, as does the description of the deployment of the lottery, which identifies the tribe which sinned, and within it the family, and within the family, the individual.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
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