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They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make you a covenant with us.
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The Downhill Path of Deceit
Commentators highlight the Gibeonites' central lie: "We are come from a far country." Scholars like John Gill note they had only traveled about 9-12 miles. Matthew Henry observes that one lie often leads to another to support the first, calling the path of sin "especially downhill." This serves as a warning against the idea of doing evil that good may come.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Camp at Gilgal - While Joshua was engaged in more distant enterprises, the women, children, and property of the Israelites were left with a …
16th Century
Protestant
And they went to Joshua, etc. I have said that in strict law, a covenant of this description was null and void. For when they obtain their…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they went to Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal From which it appears, that after Jericho and Ai were destroyed, th…
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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…
