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Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondservants, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.
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A Curse Turned into a Blessing
Commentators explain that while the Gibeonites were sentenced to servitude, this 'curse' was paradoxically turned into a blessing. Their role as servants for 'the house of my God' brought them into the sanctuary, giving them access to true worship and knowledge of God. This is seen as an emblem of the Gentiles being welcomed into God's family.
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19th Century
Anglican
Bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. —The precedent established in regard to the Gib…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore you [are] cursed Appear to be the posterity of cursed Canaan, and, notwithstanding the artifice used, …
Presbyterian
The Gibeonites do not justify their lie, but plead that they did it to save their lives. And the fear was not merely of the power of man—from which…
