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Two Reactions to God's Power
Matthew Henry highlights that the news of God's power at Jericho and Ai produced two opposite reactions. While other Canaanite kings united for war, the Gibeonites were driven to seek peace. This illustrates a spiritual principle: the same truth about God's power and grace can either harden hearts or lead them to seek mercy, being a 'savour of life' to some and a 'savour of death' to others.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 9:3
18th Century
Theologian
Gibeon was the head of the four towns (Joshua 9:17) occupied by the Hivites (Joshua 11:19). The inhabitants were Amorites (…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 9:3
19th Century
Bishop
THE GIBEONITES MAKE PEACE WITH JOSHUA (Joshua 9:3–27).
The inhabitants of Gibeon. —Hivites, as appears in Joshua…
John Calvin
On Joshua 9:3
16th Century
Theologian
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard, etc. The inhabitants of Gibeon alone, rejecting the proposal to make war, resort to fraud and tr…
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John Gill
On Joshua 9:3
17th Century
Pastor
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon
A large and royal city, a metropolitan one, which had three others belonging to i…
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 9:3–13
17th Century
Minister
Other people heard this news and were driven by it to make war against Israel; but the Gibeonites were led to make peace with them. Thus the discov…