Joshua and the Gibeonites (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe Gibeonites' subterfuge succeeded because Israel's leaders, including Joshua, failed to check in with God, and in time, that failure cost them dearly.
Joshua and the Gibeonites (Part One)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe Gibeonites fashioned masterful disguises and played their parts exactly right to achieve their goal. God warns us about deception because it works!
Joshua and the Gibeonites
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeThe Gibeonites' pretense of coming from a distant land resulted in their slavery. Yet, through their influence, they contributed to Israel's destruction.
Joshua and the Gibeonites (Part Three)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeWe must be very careful about ascribing human behavior—and especially human sin—to God, concluding that it must be God's will, or it would be different.
David and the Gibeonites
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSaul tried to placate God by massacring Gibeonites. Later, David yielded to the Gibeonites' by hanging Saul's descendants to avenge the slaughter. God was not pleased.
To the Third and Fourth Generation
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamWhen we yield to God, He no longer holds us accountable for the misdeeds of our ancestors. His mercy comes on those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Spiritual Strongholds (Part Two): Faithful Trust
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe disastrous defeat at the city of Ai and the ill-advised treaty with the Gibeonites were both the direct result of not consulting with God.
Mephibosheth
Sermonette by James C. StoertzIn I Samuel 24:3, David promises to honor Saul's lineage by promising to save Jonathan's offspring, namely Mephibosheth, named seven times for his lame feet. David learns of his identity through a servant in the family of Saul, Ziba, who informs David that Jonathan's offspring has been keeping a low profile and was as poor as a …
Spiritual Strongholds (Part Three): God's Intervention
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn addition to dispatching the talent sized hail, God responded to Joshua's request to extend the day—requiring an infinitude of miracles.
Giving Your Word
'Ready Answer' by John O. ReidOne's word is not worth a whole lot these days in the world. But God listens to what we promise, so we had better perform it!
Judging
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughLike Solomon, we should be asking God for a discerning and understanding heart, capable of judging righteously, which requires knowing God's standards.