The Gibeonites Trick Joshua Joshua 9
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1 Lesson 059 The Gibeonites Trick Joshua Joshua 9
2 MEMORY VERSE PROVERBS 19:21 There are m any plans in a m an s heart, nev ertheless the LORD S counsel - that will stand. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: A container of clean rocks and small prizes (stickers, pencils, erasers, etc.) for all of the children in your class. Thin paper plates, a stoneware plate, and some heavy items to carry on the plates. Plastic cups and string. ATTENTION GRABBER! Prize Time? Bring a container of clean rocks to pass out. Tell the children that it is prize time. Be real excited. Ask if anyone would like a prize. Tell the children to close their eyes and hold out their hands for the prize. Next, pass out the rocks. Have them open their eyes. Ask them how it feels to be tricked. Trade the rocks for a real prize. Matthew 7:9-11 says, If a son asks for bread from his father, will the father give him a stone? Even more, God will give us good things when we ask Him. God gives wisdom to those who ask.
3 LESSON TIME! How important it is to seek God s counsel in every situation. In today s lesson, we will see what happens when Joshua and the leaders of Israel make a decision in haste without God s counsel. J O S H U A 9:1,2 An d i t c am e t o p as s w h e n al l t h e k i n gs w h o w e r e o n t h i s s i d e o f t h e J o r d an, i n t h e h i l l s an d i n t h e l o w l an d an d i n al l t h e c o as t s o f t h e G r e at S e a t o w ar d L e ban o n ; t h e H i t t i t e, t h e Am o r i t e, t h e C an aan i t e, t h e Pe r i z z i t e, t h e H i v i t e, an d t h e J e bu s i t e ; h e ar d abo u t i t, t h at t h e y gat h e r e d t o ge t h e r t o f i gh t w i t h J o s h u a an d I s r ae l w i t h o n e ac c o r d. The army of Israel had defeated Ai. In response, the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and the Jebusites met together and formed an alliance to fight Joshua and the children of Israel. These kings, who were very different from one another and spent a lot of time fighting each other, united against God s people. These armies, though great in number, were not fighting just the children of Israel. They were fighting the almighty God. The Israelites had the promise of God: If they kept His law, God would give them the land and deliver the people of the land into their hands. As Christians, we also have God s promise to deliver us. The Bible says in Romans 8:31, If God be for us who can be against us? Though the whole world unites against us, we can always know that God is on our side.
4 J O S H U A 9:3-15 B u t w h e n t h e i n h abi t an t s o f G i be o n h e ar d w h at J o s h u a h ad d o n e t o J e r i c h o an d Ai, t h e y w o r k e d c r af t i l y, an d w e n t an d p r e t e n d e d t o be am bas s ad o r s. An d t h e y t o o k o l d s ac k s o n t h e i r d o n k e y s, o l d w i n e s k i n s t o r n an d m e n d e d, o l d an d p at c h e d s an d al s o n t h e i r f e e t, an d o l d gar m e n t s o n t h e m s e l v e s ; an d al l t h e br e ad o f t h e i r p r o v i s i o n w as d r y an d m o l d y. An d t h e y w e n t t o J o s h u a, t o t h e c am p at G i l gal, an d s ai d t o h i m an d t o t h e m e n o f I s r ae l, " We h av e c o m e f r o m a f ar c o u n t r y ; n o w t h e r e f o r e, m ak e a c o v e n an t w i t h u s. " T h e n t h e m e n o f I s r ae l s ai d t o t h e H i v i t e s, " Pe r h ap s y o u d w e l l am o n g u s ; s o h o w c an w e m ak e a c o v e n an t w i t h y o u?" B u t t h e y s ai d t o J o s h u a, " We ar e y o u r s e r v an t s. " An d J o s h u a s ai d t o t h e m, " Wh o ar e y o u, an d w h e r e d o y o u c o m e f r o m?" S o t h e y s ai d t o h i m : " F r o m a v e r y f ar c o u n t r y y o u r s e r v an t s h av e c o m e, be c au s e o f t h e n am e o f t h e L O R D y o u r G o d ; f o r w e h av e h e ar d o f H i s f am e, an d al l t h at H e d i d i n Egy p t, " an d al l t h at H e d i d t o t h e t w o k i n gs o f t h e Am o r i t e s w h o w e r e be y o n d t h e J o r d an ; t o S i h o n k i n g o f H e s h bo n, an d O g k i n g o f B as h an, w h o w as at As h t ar o t h.
5 " T h e r e f o r e o u r e l d e r s an d al l t h e i n h abi t an t s o f o u r c o u n t r y s p o k e t o u s, s ay i n g, ' T ak e p r o v i s i o n s w i t h y o u f o r t h e j o u r n e y, an d go t o m e e t t h e m, an d s ay t o t h e m, " We ar e y o u r s e r v an t s ; n o w t h e r e f o r e, m ak e a c o v e n an t w i t h u s. " ' " T h i s br e ad o f o u r s w e t o o k h o t f o r o u r p r o v i s i o n f r o m o u r h o u s e s o n t h e d ay w e d e p ar t e d t o c o m e t o y o u. B u t n o w l o o k, i t i s d r y an d m o l d y. " An d t h e s e w i n e s k i n s w h i c h w e f i l l e d w e r e n e w, an d s e e, t h e y ar e t o r n ; an d t h e s e o u r gar m e n t s an d o u r s an d al s h av e be c o m e o l d be c au s e o f t h e v e r y l o n g j o u r n e y. " T h e n t h e m e n o f I s r ae l t o o k s o m e o f t h e i r p r o v i s i o n s ; bu t t h e y d i d n o t as k c o u n s e l o f t h e L O R D. S o J o s h u a m ad e p e ac e w i t h t h e m, an d m ad e a c o v e n an t w i t h t h e m t o l e t t h e m l i v e ; an d t h e r u l e r s o f t h e c o n gr e gat i o n s w o r e t o t h e m. Not all of Israel s enemies wanted to fight. The Gibeonites were convinced they could not defeat the children of Israel. They had heard God s mighty works in delivering His people out of Egypt. They had probably also heard about the crossing of the Jordan River, the victory of Jericho, and the victory over the people of Ai. Perhaps, seeing the mighty works of the God of Israel convinced them He was indeed the one true God. Perhaps, they knew about the provisions in the Law of Moses permitting Israel to make peace with cities that were distant from them, but requiring them to wipe out completely the cities of the seven nearby Canaanite nations (see Deuteronomy 20:10-18 and 7:1-2).
6 The Gibeonites conceived an ingenious plan. They picked two ambassadors and dressed them in old clothing. They gave them bread that was dry and moldy and wine in old wine skins, all to give the appearance that they had been on a far journey from a far land and had come to make peace treaty with the Israelites. The ambassadors came to Joshua and the people while they were camped in Gilgal. They told their fabricated tale--that they had come from a far country--and asked Joshua to make a treaty with them. The Gibeonites, aware of the Mosaic Law, put a special emphasis on being from a far land, At first, Joshua and his staff were hesitant, not convinced of their story. Joshua and the people said to them, but what if you live near us? Joshua asked question after question, but the Gibeonites held to their story of how they came from a great distance to show respect for Israel s powerful God and to be able to live at peace as Israel s servants. Word had reached them of how God had delivered them from the land of Egypt and the victory over the kings of Heshbon and Bashan. Note, they did not mention the victory over Ai or Jericho; for if they had come on a long journey, they would not know about those recent victories. Tricky indeed! They showed Joshua their sandals, clothes, food, and wine skins. They told them that it was all new when they had left home. Joshua and the people bought their story and agreed to a formal treaty with them. The Bible says that our enemy, Satan is a deceiver. He will try to trick us whenever he has an opportunity, and rob us of God s blessing. We must be careful and test everything that we hear by God s Word.
7 Note, the scriptures say, they did not ask counsel of the LORD. How foolish it was for Joshua and the Israelites to agree to a treaty without seeking the counsel of the Lord. Their hasty decision was based on their limited knowledge they judged only what appeared on the surface. How much wiser it would have been to rely on God s counsel knowing He fully understands our situations and circumstances. God gives wisdom to those who ask. God fully sees and understands all of our circumstances. May we learn the wisdom of seeking His counsel in every situation small and large. We read in James 1:5, If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. May we learn not to lean on our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5), judging people or circumstances by the outward appearance. As children of God, we have the creator of the universe ready to help us in making decisions. Proverbs 19:21 Use thin paper plates for a test. Let the kids try to carry some heavy items across the room on a paper plate. Stack the paper plate up high (overloading it), so it will collapse under the weight as it is carried. Now, give them a real stoneware plate to try to carry the same amount of items. Ask the children which plate they would prefer to carry all of those items. Draw a comparison. The stoneware plate is like God s wisdom and the paper plate is like man s wisdom. Man s wisdom will never hold up to the test and will always fail us. Proverbs 19:21 - There are many plans in a man s heart, nevertheless the LORD S counsel that will stand. God gives wisdom to those who ask.
8 J O S H U A 9:16-27 An d i t h ap p e n e d at t h e e n d o f t h r e e d ay s, af t e r t h e y h ad m ad e a c o v e n an t w i t h t h e m, t h at t h e y h e ar d t h at t h e y w e r e t h e i r n e i gh bo r s w h o d w e l t n e ar t h e m. T h e n t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r ae l j o u r n e y e d an d c am e t o t h e i r c i t i e s o n t h e t h i r d d ay. N o w t h e i r c i t i e s w e r e G i be o n, C h e p h i r ah, B e e r o t h, an d Ki r j at h J e ar i m. B u t t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r ae l d i d n o t at t ac k t h e m, be c au s e t h e r u l e r s o f t h e c o n gr e gat i o n h ad s w o r n t o t h e m by t h e L O R D G o d o f I s r ae l. An d al l t h e c o n gr e gat i o n c o m p l ai n e d agai n s t t h e r u l e r s. T h e n al l t h e r u l e r s s ai d t o al l t h e c o n gr e gat i o n, " We h av e s w o r n t o t h e m by t h e L O R D G o d o f I s r ae l ; n o w t h e r e f o r e, w e m ay n o t t o u c h t h e m. " T h i s w e w i l l d o t o t h e m : We w i l l l e t t h e m l i v e, l e s t w r at h be u p o n u s be c au s e o f t h e o at h w h i c h w e s w o r e t o t h e m. " An d t h e r u l e r s s ai d t o t h e m, " L e t t h e m l i v e, bu t l e t t h e m be w o o d c u t t e r s an d w at e r c ar r i e r s f o r al l t h e c o n gr e gat i o n, as t h e r u l e r s h ad p r o m i s e d t h e m. " T h e n J o s h u a c al l e d f o r t h e m, an d h e s p o k e t o t h e m, s ay i n g, " Wh y h av e y o u d e c e i v e d u s, s ay i n g, ' We ar e v e r y f ar f r o m y o u, ' w h e n y o u d w e l l n e ar u s? " N o w t h e r e f o r e, y o u ar e c u r s e d, an d n o n e o f y o u s h al l be f r e e d f r o m be i n g s l av e s ; w o o d c u t t e r s an d w at e r c ar r i e r s f o r t h e h o u s e o f m y G o d. "
9 S o t h e y an s w e r e d J o s h u a an d s ai d, " B e c au s e y o u r s e r v an t s w e r e c l e ar l y t o l d t h at t h e L O R D y o u r G o d c o m m an d e d H i s s e r v an t M o s e s t o gi v e y o u al l t h e l an d, an d t o d e s t r o y al l t h e i n h abi t an t s o f t h e l an d f r o m be f o r e y o u ; t h e r e f o r e w e w e r e v e r y m u c h af r ai d f o r o u r l i v e s be c au s e o f y o u, an d h av e d o n e t h i s t h i n g. " An d n o w, h e r e w e ar e, i n y o u r h an d s ; d o w i t h u s as i t s e e m s go o d an d r i gh t t o d o t o u s. " S o h e d i d t o t h e m, an d d e l i v e r e d t h e m o u t o f t h e h an d o f t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r ae l, s o t h at t h e y d i d n o t k i l l t h e m. An d t h at d ay J o s h u a m ad e t h e m w o o d c u t t e r s an d w at e r c ar r i e r s f o r t h e c o n gr e gat i o n an d f o r t h e al t ar o f t h e L O R D, i n t h e p l ac e w h i c h H e w o u l d c h o o s e, e v e n t o t h i s d ay. Three days after the treaty was made, the Israelites found out that the Gibeonites were their neighbors; and they knew they had been tricked. A group of the Israelites went and confirmed the fraud by discovering Gibeon and its three dependent cities. The children of Israel were outraged with the lie and wanted to disregard the treaty and destroy the Gibeonites. But Joshua and the leaders stopped the Israelites, for the deception did not nullify their treaty. They could not go back on the treaty because they had sworn an oath by the Lord God of Israel; to break that would be to bring down the wrath of God on Israel.
10 Joshua and the leaders were men of integrity. They kept their word even though they had been deceived. Integrity is a quality we must possess as Christians, and it is essential to good leadership. We represent God to other people; when we do not keep our word, we are misrepresenting our God for He keeps all of His promises. Since the people could not kill the Gibeonites, Joshua made them servants to Israel. Joshua made them water carriers and woodcutters. Later, we see that God, in His grace, turned the curse on the Gibeonites to a blessing. Such is the grace of God. In Joshua 10:10-14, God worked a miracle while the Israelites were defending Gibeon. Later, the tabernacle was pitched at Gibeon. And later yet, some Gibeonites helped Nehemiah rebuild Jerusalem s walls. Our God loves to forgive. However, sin has consequences; and because of the Israelites failure to seek the counsel of God, they would never fully possess the land God promised them. Let us not be guilty, as Joshua and the leaders of Israel, of failing to seek the counsel of the Lord in every situation. It is God s desire to bless His children--god gives wisdom to those who ask. Plastic Cup Phones Make phones out of plastic cups. Punch a hole in the bottom of two cups. Put a long string between the cups and tie the strings in knots on both ends. Be sure pull it tight so the sound will carry. Have someone demonstrate that if you talk you can be heard through the phone. But what happens if you do not talk? No one can hear you! God wants us to talk to Him through prayer. He desires to give us wisdom to make important decisions. God gives wisdom to those who ask.
11 PRAYER Lead the children in a prayer of petition to the Lord for wisdom. If there are any children who have not yet responded to the Gospel, give them opportunity to do so.
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