Joshua 9–10: On the Gibeonite Deception, Rash Vows, and Booing Woodrow Wilson (Bible Talk, Ep. 68)

Subscribe
Download MP3 Bible Talk
11.17.2022

The Israelites get duped, Joshua gets mad, and the Lord ends up surprisingly defending a Canaanite people. What!?

In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim and Sam about Joshua 9–10.

SHOW NOTES

1:00 / What’s the context of Joshua 9?

3:08 / Who are the Hivites? (Josh. 9:7)

4:47 / What are the Gibeonites up to?

6:05 / What should we make of Israel’s response to the Gibeonites’ covenant request? (Josh. 9:14-15)

7:05 / Through Joshua 9:15, do we know if the Gibeonites’ scheming is good or bad?

9:05 / What can we learn from Israel being easily duped?

11:40 / Should Israel have kept their oath to the Gibeonites?

18:17 / After Joshua confronts the Gibeonites, how should we assess their posture toward the Lord?

28:48 / Why is Adoni-zedek such a fascinating name? (Josh. 10:1)

32:15 / After the Israelites fail to consult him, the Lord initiates communication with Joshua, and he repeats some language from chapter one (Josh. 10:8).

33:13 / Sam commentates on verses 12-15 of chapter 10.

37:23 / Is there a miracle in Joshua 10:13?

40:06 / What happens to the five kings who oppose Gibeon?

42:00 / What’s the main point of Israel’s conquest of southern Canaan to conclude chapter 10?

* * * * *

Painting: Joshua Commands, Gustav Doré (1866)

9Marks articles are made possible by readers like you. Donate Today.