Joshua 10:2-4

If Gibeon was so much greater than Ai, and yet had found it necessary to make peace with Israel, had Adonizedek been equally wise, would he not have followed the example? See, Reader, the difference between nations as, well as persons. And is it not grace which maketh men to differ? 1 Corinthians 4:7. Observe, moreover, that as Joshua, after the treaty with Gibeon, did not immediately penetrate into the country of Canaan, and space was left for other nations to follow their example, doth it not serve to manifest the long-suffering of the Lord? Jesus speaks of this space given to sinners to repent, in the case of Jezebel, as among the just arguments of condemnation. Revelation 2:20. Observe yet further, Reader, that Gibeon calls forth the displeasure of Adonizedek, because of its amity with Israel. Yes! no sooner is a soul converted to Jesus, but the devil takes alarm, and will stir up his agents to persecute. Hence our dear Lord saith, if the world hate you ye know it hated me, before it hated you. John 15:18.