You will find this story in the book of Joshua 10:1-27, 11:1-11\u2026\u2026.(in the Old Testament part of the Bible)\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
News of the way Joshua and the men of Israel had conquered the cities of both Jericho and Ai had spread far and wide in the region that Israel was now entering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men of Gibeon got together and said to each other, \u201cHave you heard what Joshua has done to Jericho and Ai? We\u2019ll have to do something to make peace with him before he attacks us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes,\u201d said one, \u201cLet\u2019s pretend we\u2019ve come from a far country with old worn out clothes and shoes and mouldy bread to make it look as though we\u2019ve been on a very long journey, and ask him if he\u2019ll make a treaty with us\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat a good idea!\u201d they all agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So a group of them got together, and dressed in old shabby clothes with worn out shoes, and carried their bag of mouldy bread over their shoulders and went to meet Joshua. When they found him, they told their story and produced the evidence\u2026.\u201dLook Joshua,\u00a0 here\u2019s our mouldy bread and worn out shoes. This shows how far we\u2019ve come! Make a treaty with us,\u201d they said. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is where Joshua slipped up. He should have said, \u201cI\u2019ll ask God first\u201d, but he didn\u2019t. He looked at the supposed evidence and believed what they said. \u201cSure\u201d, he said, \u201cWe can do that!\u201d So he agreed to make a treaty with them which guaranteed them to be protected by Israel, no matter what. They went away smiling and pleased with themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three days later the news leaked out, and the men of Israel found out that these people who had supposedly come from far away, actually lived right among them! The people of Israel heard what these people had done, and they started whispering among themselves against the princes and leaders who had made this treaty. They heard these death threats that the people were making. \u00a0 \u201cWe can\u2019t do anything to them,\u201d they said, \u201cWe\u2019ve made a solemn treaty with them.\u201d \u00a0Joshua called for the Gibeonites to come to him. \u201cYou frauds!\u201d he said, \u201cYou lied to us! You just live nearby! From now on, you will be our servants and do all our heavy work for us!\u201d The other Israelis said, \u201cLet\u2019s teach them a lesson, the lying sods!\u201d \u201cNo, we can\u2019t do that,\u201d Joshua said, \u201cWe\u2019ve made them a solemn promise and we have to keep to it!\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Gibeonites didn\u2019t mind, and said to each other, \u201cAt least we\u2019ll be protected if we become their servants!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In chapter ten, we see that is exactly what happened. The people of Gibeon started to prosper and do really well. Their animals all grew fat and big, and their gardens bore large crops. The other tribes round about them began to mutter\u2026.\u201dLet\u2019s get together and go and teach Gibeon a lesson! That will teach them to make peace with Israel our enemy!\u201d The men of Gibeon heard these threats, and quickly sent a message to Joshua, saying, \u201cCome and help us from these other kings. We\u2019re your servants, remember!\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This time Joshua remembered to ask God what to do. \u201cGo and chase them out,\u201d God said, \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid, because I\u2019m going to fight for you!\u201d So Joshua and his men travelled all night and came upon the enemy first thing in the morning. They didn\u2019t know what had struck them when Joshua and his men started to chase them. They ran, and as they ran the sky got darker and darker, and God sent enormous hailstones on them. More people died with the hailstones than died in the actual battle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was the beginning of a great victory for Israel, and they took all the cities of the land one by one because the Lord fought for them (Joshua 10:42)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You will find this story in the book of Joshua 10:1-27, 11:1-11\u2026\u2026.(in the Old Testament part of the Bible)\u2026.. News of the way Joshua and the men of Israel had conquered the cities of both Jericho and Ai had spread far and wide in the region that Israel was now entering. The men … Continue reading Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out!!<\/span>