“But I find in the Mishna, an old Jewish exposition of the Bible, these words, ‘Joshua said to Achan, the Lord shall trouble thee this day.’ And the note upon it is—He said this day, implying that he was only to be troubled in this life, by being stoned to death, but that God would have mercy on his soul, …
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A Man Who Surprisingly Will Be In Heaven
“But I find in the Mishna, an old Jewish exposition of the Bible, these words, ‘Joshua said to Achan, the Lord shall trouble thee this day.’ And the note upon it is—He said this day, implying that he was only to be troubled in this life, by being stoned to death, but that God would have mercy on his soul, seeing that he had made a full confession of his sin. And I, too, am inclined, from reading the chapter, to concur in the idea of my venerable and now glorified predecessor, Dr. Gill, in believing that Achan really was saved, although he was put to death for the crime, as an example. For you will observe how kindly Joshua spoke to him. He said, ‘My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.’ And you find Achan making a very full confession. .. It seems so full a confession, that if I might be allowed to judge, I should say, “I hope to meet Achan the sinner, before the throne of God.” -Charles Spurgeon
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