Jos 7:11 | MHM | STEP | v. 11 : God explains that Israel has sinned by breaking His covenant. Even though only one person sinned, the whole community is affected until the guilty one is found and the sin is confessed. God lists the ways Israel sinned: they took what was forbidden, stole, tried to hide it, and pretended innocence. God knows all secrets, even when leaders do not. God does not immediately reveal the guilty person, giving time for the sinner to confess and repent (; ).

‏ Joshua 7:11

v. 11: God explains that Israel has sinned by breaking His covenant. Even though only one person sinned, the whole community is affected until the guilty one is found and the sin is confessed. God lists the ways Israel sinned: they took what was forbidden, stole, tried to hide it, and pretended innocence. God knows all secrets, even when leaders do not. God does not immediately reveal the guilty person, giving time for the sinner to confess and repent (; ^a).