Ep 552 – Joshua 10:1-15

We’ve seen Joshua make an unwise decision. Now we get to see the consequences that came as a result. In Joshua 10:1-15, the Gibeonites, who deceived Joshua into making an alliance with them, find that they are surrounded by a five-nation confederation, bent on their destruction. And, taking full advantage of his newly signed treaty with Israel, the king of the Gibeonites calls on Joshua, demanding that he honor their agreement and come to his aid. Now Joshua finds himself having to defend the very people he should have defeated. He ends up as an ally to a nation that God had deemed their enemy. But having sworn to keep his treaty with the Gibeonites by the name of God, Joshua had no other choice but to come to their aid. And God, bent on honoring His name, came to Joshua’s aid. He gave the people of Israel a great victory and even proved His power through an unmistakable miracle.