10/11/2009 8:28 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The kings call to the armies
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Joshua 10:1-5
Message of the verses: “1 ¶
Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua
had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho
and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of
Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land, 2 that he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a
great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai,
and all its men were mighty. 3 Therefore
Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron and to Piram
king of Jarmuth and to Japhia king of Lachish and to Debir king of Eglon,
saying, 4 "Come up to me and help
me, and let us attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the
sons of Israel." 5 So the five kings
of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went
up, they with all their armies, and camped by Gibeon and fought against it.”
Because
Joshua and the elders of Israel
had made a covenant with Gibeon they now will
have to defend them. The king of
Jerusalem decided that Gibeon was now his enemy so he called four other kings
to aid him in attacking Gibeon who was once their friend but is no an enemy
because of their alliance with Israel.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: It was a mistake for Joshua to make an
alliance with the Gibeonites but because of this mistake God has made it easier
to take care of these five kings and their people for they will all be in one
location for them to kill.
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