JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:1 Having failed to consult the Lord, Israel is tricked into making a peace covenant with the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites claimed to be from a “distant country” (v. Joshua 9:6) but were actually Canaanites, with whom the Israelites were forbidden to make treaties (Deuteronomy 7... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:3 Archaeologists have confirmed that GIBEON was 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Jerusalem. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:4 CUNNING implies cleverness and calculation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:6 The Gibeonites claimed that they came from a DISTANT COUNTRY. This suggests they were aware that the Israelites were to be more lenient toward cities outside the Land of Promise, while destroying cities within the land (Deuteronomy 20:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEl... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:7 The HIVITES are included in the lists of Deuteronomy 20:17 (those to be devoted “to complete destruction”) and Joshua 9:1 (those determined to “fight against Joshua and Israel”). The Gibeonites may have been a subgroup of a larger Hivite population in Canaan. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var ima... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:14 The notice that Israel DID NOT ASK COUNSEL FROM THE LORD helps explain how Israel was deceived. Israel’s leaders trusted their impressions instead of seeking direction from the Lord. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:18 THE LEADERS... HAD SWORN. Oaths that establish a covenant relationship must be kept (compare Genesis 26:26; 2 Samuel 21:7; Ezekiel 16:59). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:23 The Gibeonite deceivers are declared to be CURSED, to be CUTTERS OF WOOD AND DRAWERS OF WATER. Yet Joshua assigns them to THE HOUSE OF MY GOD. Supplying wood and water for the sacrificial system in Israel would indeed be hard work, but to be closely associated with the hou... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 9:27 IN THE PLACE THAT HE SHOULD CHOOSE. See Deuteronomy 12:5. Shiloh appears to have served as Israel’s central sanctuary from the time of Joshua (see Joshua 18:1) until the fall of Shiloh just prior to the monarchy (1 Samuel 4:3; compare Psalms 78:60; Jeremiah 7:12).... [ Continue Reading ]