CONTENTS
This chapter relates to us, the confederacy formed by the several
kings of Canaan to fight against Israel. The subtilty of Gibeon, to
make peace with Israel; and the event of their craft, in being made
servants to Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! observe, how all nations unite against Israel. No doubt, the
Hittite and the Amorite, had their jealousies and struggles one among
another for preeminence, as well as other people; but, yet there is
but one common cause among them, when the Lord's people are the
object. Was it not so in afte... [ Continue Reading ]
The Gibeonites, as appears by Joshua 9:17, possessed four cities in
the country of the Hivites.... [ Continue Reading ]
I pass over the historical relation of the Gibeonites conduct, to
direct the Reader to the spiritual gospel sense of the passage. Are
not those Gibeonites a picture of the Gentile Church, coming to our
Almighty Joshua, in all the poverty of the tattered garments of a
ruined nature, and from having h... [ Continue Reading ]
The, deceit which the Gibeonites made use of, blinded the eyes of
Israel. And it is astonishing it should, so: for in the close of the
defeat of Ai, Joshua caused Israel to hear the command of God, that no
covenant of peace was to be made with the inhabitants of Canaan, on
any consideration whatever... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! do not fail to behold your own interest and concern in this
history. Are you come, as the men of Gibeon, to seek peace in Jesus?
And hath your Almighty Joshua made peace with you, and entered into
covenant with you, and made you his? Read that precious passage of
Jesus's love to this purport... [ Continue Reading ]
When we consider the motives for which Gibeon sought the peace of
Israel, because as they said, they had, heard of the Lord God of
Israel: when we add to this consideration, that the people of Israel,
were all of them to a man, led to make peace with them they knew not
how: and when we consider yet... [ Continue Reading ]
The murmuring of the congregation, on account of the mercy shown
Gibeon, serves to remind us, of the displeasure of the elder brother
in the parable, because of the mercy shown the younger. The case is
similar. Our Lord thereby evidently meant to show, how, in the first
instance, our elder brother t... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe, how the Lord overruled the minds of his people, in behalf of
Gibeon. See this doctrine illustrated more fully: Genesis 20:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
The curse here denounced by Joshua, is done away by the privilege the
Gibeonites were brought into, as incorporated among God's heritage.
Jesus hath redeemed both Israel and the Gentile church from the curse
of the law, being made a curse for them. And if they were doomed to
servitude, it was a serv... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! remark with me, what grace teacheth. Doth not every poor
sinner, when he is brought by the Holy Ghost to Jesus, our Almighty
Joshua, doth he not say: Behold I am in thine hand, do Lord as it
seemeth right by me.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here, surely, I behold my Jesus, delivering me from the hand of every
enemy, and rebuking Satan, who stands to accuse me. Zechariah 3:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Oh! what an honour were those Gibeonites brought to, in this best of
all services. If the Reader will consult the prophecy of Isaiah, he
will there discover, that the Lord hath promised to gather all nations
to see his glory; and that he will make of the poor heathens, like
Gibeon, priests and Levit... [ Continue Reading ]