I live in the part of Canada which produces the most fruit and vegetables in Canada. One of the joys of early summer is to go to the raspberry patch to see if there are any raspberries. The first ones that come, the first fruits, always seem to be the most tasty.
The Israelites are told over and over again that the first fruits belong to the Lord. We are to give to the Lord first before we take for ourselves. This lesson was taught to the Israelites again as they took the city of Jericho. Jericho represented the first fruits of the land so everything in that city belonged to Him. What Achan took for himself may have seemed trivial but it belonged to God and was devoted to Him. To take anything from Jericho was to rob God.
We too are to give the first of our increase to God. Not only does it belong to Him (as does everything else) but it reminds us again that we depend upon Him for everything.
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