Search results
- Joshua 9 recounts the story of the Gibeonites who, fearing Israel's conquest, use deception to secure a treaty with the Israelites. This chapter highlights the necessity of seeking God's guidance in decision making and the implications of rash decisions based on human judgement.
biblehub.com/chaptersummaries/joshua/9.htm
People also ask
Why did Joshua make a peace treaty with the men?
Why did Joshua make peace with Israel?
Why did Joshua make a covenant with the people?
Why did Joshua make a covenant with the men of Israel?
How did Joshua make peace with the people of Gibeon?
Why did the Gibeonites request a peace treaty?
So Joshua made a peace treaty with the messengers and promised that Israel would not kill their people. Israel's leaders swore that Israel would keep this promise. Douay-Rheims Bible
- Parallel Commentaries
So Joshua made (granted) them peace (vid., Isaiah 27:5), and...
- 15 KJV
15 KJV - Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with...
- 15 NASB
15 NASB - Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with...
- 15 NLT
15 NLT - Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with...
- 15 NIV
15 NIV - Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with...
- 15 Catholic Bible
Joshua made a treaty of friendship with the people of Gibeon...
- Take Provisions for Your Journey
We were told to put ourselves at your service and ask you to...
- Assembly
But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders...
- Parallel Commentaries
- Lesson
- Background/Review
- The Gibeonites
- The Sun Stands Still
PPT TITLE Main Point: We must not trust our own judgment, but follow God in everything. PPT VERSE Key Verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. - Proverbs 3:5-6 Props:Coins; Tattered, dirty jacket or cloak to put on, a small amount of ...
Say: Last week we learned about Achan and the city of Ai. Achan was an Israelite who chose to disobey God’s very clear instructions. He kept valuable things from Jericho even though he was told not to go near these things. Teacher: Hold up a handful of coins. Because of Achan’s sin, the Israelites lost a big battle with the city of Ai. We learned t...
Say: The Bible tells us that when the kings of the other cities in Canaan heard how the Israelites destroyed Ai and Jericho, they came together to make war against Joshua and the Israelites. However, there was one city that did not want to go to war with them. It was the city of Gibeon. It was not far from Ai. Teacher: point to Gibeon, Jericho, and...
Teacher: Before teaching, choose two students. One will hold the moon; one will hold the sun. Today, when we hear the name “Jerusalem,” we automatically think of an important city for the Israelites in Jesus’ day, and even for the Jewish people today. However, way back when the Israelites entered the Promised Land, there were other people living in...
Joshua chapter 9 tells the story of how the people of Gibeon used various forms of deceit to trick the Jews into forming a treaty with them. The Jews made the sin of presumption that they could discern right from wrong based only upon what they could see and hear.
The treaty the Gibeonites requested offered that they be servants of the Israelites (Joshua 9:11). Perhaps they were aware of the Israelite law concerning peace treaties (Deuteronomy 20:10-11). They knew that Israel, with God’s help, could wipe them out, and they preferred slavery to death.
14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord. 15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
Joshua 9 recounts the story of the Gibeonites' deception to secure a treaty with Israel, highlighting themes of cunning diplomacy, the consequences of deception, and the importance of seeking God's guidance in decision-making.
So Joshua made peace with them: Because they believed that the Gibeonites were from a distant land, they made the treaty with them. God permitted Israel to make treaties with distant nations, but not with the Canaanites.
