Joshua 9 and 10
So the Gibeonites know that their time is coming. The Israelites would attack at some point and they would be defeated.
They decide to trick Joshua and the people.
All it took was some worn out clothes and some crusty bread.
Some of the leaders came to Joshua and tricked him, pretending to be from a faraway land and asking for peace.
As I am reading this, I am think, "No, no, say it isn't so!" I cannot believe the people fell for this.
But in those verses, there is a key phrase.
They did not ask the Lord what to do.
And that is what got them.
Even though the people made an error here, I liked the outcome. The Israelites kept their promise. They did not kill the Gibeonites. But they did use them for work for years to come. And the Gibeonites accepted this.
The second chapter in today's reading was war, war, war. More war.
The interesting thing in this chapter is that at one point, God made the sun stand still.
It didn't move for a whole day.
And of course, He was behind every Israelite victory.
In fact, everything the people did, God was behind them.
Isn't that a God you want on your side?
Tomorrow's reading: Joshua 11 and 12
Reba
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