Jos 9:14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the LORD.
Jos 9:15 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.
Much has been said about the Gibeonites deception. Nothing appears to have been more culpable in all this but that it was done rashly. They satisfied themselves that the bread indeed was dry and mouldy , the cracked wine skins and the worn out sandals and clothes . They did not consider that this was no proof of bringing it fresh from home.
They received the men because of their victuals what they could see. They made use of their senses but they made the greatest omission of all; They did not ask the counsel of the Lord ! They made a covenant with their next door neighbours who they were under instructions to utterly destroy.
Sometimes we make the same mistake the Israelites made. We fail to involve God in all decisions we make. We don’t take time to pray. Eventually we discover that we have been deceived or made the wrong decisions that are irreversible. Before we make the next move,
let us get the counsel of the Lord.
Additional readings;
Ex 23:31-33
Jos 9:1-27
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