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What is it, to be deceived?
Our story today us is a picture of one of the enemies most effective weapons, deception.
Deception is a biblical subject from the very beginning.
Think of some biblical stories where someone was deceived?
Serpent and Eve
Rachel and Jacob deceive Issac
Abraham and Abimelech
Laban and Jacob
Not only can we be deceived by someone we can also deceive our selves.
Why would someone deceive them self?
And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived.
For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’
Therefore[fn] do not go after them
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.
Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[fn] nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
In light of all this let’s read ch 9 and discuss;
The conventional approach of the enemy.
Mano y Mano.
Application - when growing spiritually and gaining enemy ground we should expect opposition.
Here we see a different approach.
They set out to deceive Israel.
What is their strategy?
A story with some visual verification.
Note: this is typical, a lie or half truth with false evidence.
Application: You here a rumor, and begin to believe by putting together unconnected apparent facts.
V7 something doesn’t seem right.
V8 enemy appeals to our flesh.
V9 - 13 the repeat the process to Joshua.
Note the subtlety of their answer, they do not mention the recent victories at Jericho & Ai.
They only mention the victories from Egypt and the wilderness.
9:14 the key to avoiding deception
Its not a fair fight in the flesh.
We will always lose a spiritual fight when we use fleshly weapons.
“the weapons of our warfare are carnal, but spiritual..”
We might say it’s not fair, but that’s how deception works.
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8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Col 4:2
Vigilance means - to be awake, to be on the alert.
Prov 27:
Prov 14:1
We need to be careful to not be naive.
Reagan said we must trust but verify.
Learn to be a Berean.
V14 Note: they did not ask counsel of God.
Prayer is really the only answer to deception.
It so easy to forget we are in a War and the enemy is working hard to take you down and make you ineffective.
When we make bad decisions we complicate our lives.
Just as Joshua and Israel find themselves now.
Be careful to not be rushed or pushed into something before having the peace of God.
How many bad decisions can you think of that were not prayed over?
Phil 4:6-7
Get good counsel from Godly people.
Apply the principles of the Word to each situation.
dealing with the mess
Here we see Joshua having to deal with this situation that they had gotten themselves into in God honoring way.
So what do we do when we have messed up and how do we move forward?
In our text it was wise by the elders to not allow one sin (wiping out the Gibeonites) follow there original sin of making an oath without seeking the Lord, especially in light of public pressure to do otherwise.
Application: As Jesus followers we must be careful live up to the oath, contracts, and obligations we have made.
Even when they are bad or difficult.
We all must remember we represent our Lord as Christians and Ambassadors in everything we do.
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Later, King Saul broke this vow to the Gibeonites and his sin brought famine upon Israel in the days of David.
Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD.
And the LORD answered, "It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites."
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The bottom line is be a person of your word and trust God to pick up the pieces when we mess up.
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