What things were written in the OT were written for our learning. What does this teach us regarding God and our duty to him? You need to interpret the chapter first before you get the lessons. So this is what we do here
Overview 1. confederacy of the kings (9:1-2) kings are coming to fight Joshua
2. conspiracy of the Gibeonites (9:3-6) they heard what happened to Jericho and Ai they knew the command of the Lord to destroy the inhabitants of the land
3. inquiry (9:7-8) Joshua had suspicion
4. duplicity of the Gibeonites (9:9-13) they pretended to be ambassadors from a far country
5. complacency of the Israelites (9:14-15) Joshua took their word without asking at the mouth of the Lord
6. discovery of deception (9:16) we should not be rash in our judgments.
7. integrity of the Israelites (9:17-20) Joshua discovered who they were but promised to keep his oath
8. sagacity of the Israelites they acted in wisdom. made them hewers of wood
9. complacency of Gibeonites (9:24-25)
10. reliability of Joshua (9:26) did what he said he would do
Application 1. seek mercy Gibeonites understood their need for mercy they were under judgment knew salvation was found in union with God's people Joshua was trustworthy in granting them mercy we are under judgment and our hope is in a greater Joshua
2. keep your oaths fulfill contracts we enter into. If we commit, we should do it. marriage vows should be taken seriously
3. seek God's counsel prior are not the main lessons Israelites made a grave mistake they made league when they should not Joshua fell for their deceit be wary of false teaching be on your guard know truth
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
