Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
Their senses were blunted by flattery and hope of advantage; they swallowed a gross deception without question. The remedy lay at hand, a priest stood ready to consult God's oracle, yet they moved forward in careless neglect of the very thing most needful.
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The Gibeonites heard of Israel's victories and chose peace instead of war, whereas other peoples were hardened by the same tidings. The same report that softens one heart hardens another; it becomes life to the wise and death to the proud.
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Commenting on Joshua 9:3-14
They examined the moldy bread and judged the story true from what they saw, but they neglected to ask counsel of God through Urim and Thummim. Had they done so, the fraud would have been laid bare, or at least they would have had His mind about the matter.
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