Monday, July 25, 2011
HONEST PEOPLE
The Gibeonites Deceive Israel
1 Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far north as the Lebanon mountains.2 These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.
3 But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,4 they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.5 They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.6 When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.”
Josh 9:1-6 (NLT)
HOW MANY HONEST PEOPLE DO WE HAVE TODAY?
ARE WE HONEST?
REALLY?
WHAT DO WE LIE ABOUT?
ARE WE HONEST WITH OURSELVES?
THINK ON THESE MATTERS AND HAVE A GOOD ONE.
PASTOR JOE
PRAY TODAY FOR MY BUDDY BILL WHITE.
HE WILL BE HAVING A SERIOUS COLON OPERATION.
PRAY FOR HIM AND TONYA....
1 Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far north as the Lebanon mountains.2 These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.
3 But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,4 they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.5 They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.6 When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.”
Josh 9:1-6 (NLT)
HOW MANY HONEST PEOPLE DO WE HAVE TODAY?
ARE WE HONEST?
REALLY?
WHAT DO WE LIE ABOUT?
ARE WE HONEST WITH OURSELVES?
THINK ON THESE MATTERS AND HAVE A GOOD ONE.
PASTOR JOE
PRAY TODAY FOR MY BUDDY BILL WHITE.
HE WILL BE HAVING A SERIOUS COLON OPERATION.
PRAY FOR HIM AND TONYA....
