Joshua 9:18
The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. The whole community criticized the leaders,
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- Ps 15:4 : 4 He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.
- Eccl 5:2 : 2 (5:1) Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.
- Eccl 5:6 : 6 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”
- Eccl 9:2 : 2 Everyone shares the same fate– the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
- 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the LORD’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
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- Josh 9:19-224 verses89%
19but all the leaders told the whole community,“We swore an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt them!
20We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”
21The leaders then added,“Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.
22Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“Why did you trick us by saying,‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?
- Josh 9:14-174 verses76%
14The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the LORD’s advice.
15Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.
16Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.
17So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities– Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
- Judg 21:5-73 verses72%
5The Israelites asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the LORD?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah must certainly be executed.
6The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said,“Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!
7How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”
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19No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
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18But we can’t allow our daughters to marry them, for the Israelites took an oath, saying,‘Whoever gives a woman to a Benjaminite will be destroyed!’
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14They swore their allegiance to the LORD, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.
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6Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the wilderness until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the LORD, died off. For the LORD had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn by oath to their ancestors to give them, a land rich in milk and honey.
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2So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them.(Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
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1600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
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26Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them
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34Judgment at Kadesh Barnea When the LORD heard you, he became angry and made this vow:
- Num 32:10-112 verses69%
10So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and he swore,
11‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years old and upward who came from Egypt will see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
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33The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
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41But on the next day the whole community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying,“You have killed the LORD’s people!”
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12When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.
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12This happened because they did not obey the LORD their God and broke his covenant with them. They did not pay attention to and obey all that Moses, the LORD’s servant, had commanded.
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2for they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them.(Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
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34They did not destroy the nations, as the LORD had commanded them to do.
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16‘Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to them, he killed them in the wilderness.’
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12The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.
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10However, the whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.
- 2 Chr 28:13-142 verses68%
13They said to them,“Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the LORD? Our guilt is already great and the LORD is very angry at Israel.”
14So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.
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54The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses– that is what they did.
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21The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans:
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34The Israelites did not remain true to the LORD their God, who had delivered them from all the enemies who lived around them.
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16Look, these people through the counsel of Balaam caused the Israelites to act treacherously against the LORD in the matter of Peor– which resulted in the plague among the community of the LORD!
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33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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25So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying,“You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
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12Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don’t fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, for you will not win!”
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20A Divine Decision The LORD was furious with Israel. He said,“This nation has violated the terms of the covenant I made with their ancestors by disobeying me.
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23they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it.
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11Our leaders and all who live in our land told us,‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them,“We are willing to be your subjects. Make a treaty with us.”’
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9Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.
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15Whenever they went out to fight, the LORD did them harm, just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. They suffered greatly.