God
allowed the people to be tricked...because they did not ask!
Why did the
Gibeonites think they needed to trick the Israelites? Read Joshua 9:24
Why was this such
a serious thing?
The Gibeonites were Hivites. (vs. 7) The Israelites were supposed to
totally destroy the Hivites. (Deuteronomy 7:1, 2)
What did Joshua
do for the Gibeonites? Joshua 9:15
What did Joshua do when he found out about the
trick? Joshua 9:18-21
What was the punishment for the Gibeonites? Joshua 9:22,23