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1A0JOSHUA CHAPTER 9

Joshua 9 is an extremely important chapter in Father’s Word because it gives us insight as to how the House of Israel had allowed themselves to be infiltrated and the priesthood initially became polluted by outside forces. This Chapter shows us who these peoples were, and by whom and how, they were allowed into the priesthood.

With that introduction being said, let’s go to Father and ask Him for His Blessings on our Study of His Word: “ Father, I come to You right now and ask that You Oh LORD Lead me and Guide me as I try and teach Your Word, don’t allow me to mis-teach or mis-lead Your Children. We, Father, also come to You as a group who desire to Learn Your Word, to thank You for inviting us to Your table in order that we might be able to partake of and receive Your Spiritual Meat, and Father, as we prepare to dine on the sustenance which sustains our inner man, we ask that You Oh LORD open our ears and eyes, that we might be able to hear and see your Truths, open our hearts and minds and prepare us in order that we may receive Your Truth. We Pray for Your Understanding of Your Word, we seek Your Knowledge in Your Word, and most importantly Father, we Pray for and desire Your Wisdom from Your Word, in Jesus’ Precious name we Pray, thank You Father, Amen.”

Joshua 8:1-12:24 The Land.
    Conquest.
8:1-12:24 CONQUEST OF
    THE LAND. (Introversion and Alternation.)
9:1-27 LEAGUE WITH THE
    GIBEONITES.(Introversion and
      Repeated Alternation)
9:1-2 What Joshua had done.
    Cause.
1A1
Joshua 9:1 And it came to pass,^H1961 when all^H3605 the kings^H4428 which^H834 were on this side^H5676 Jordan,^H3383 (a descender; and, the descender) (yar-daneי) in the hills,^H2022 and in the valleys,^H8219 and in all^H3605 the coasts^H2348 of the great^H1419 sea^H3220 over^H413 against^H4136 Lebanon^H3844 ([the] white mountain [from its snow]; and, white, “the white mountain of Syria”) (Leb-aw-nohnי), the Hittite,^H2850 (terror; and, terrors, terrible) (khit-teeי) and the Amorite^H567 (in the sense of publicity, that is, prominence; thus a mountaineer; and, dwellers on the summits, mountaineers) (em-o-reeי) the Canaanite,^H3669 (peddler; and, merchant) (ken-ah-an-eeי) the Perizzite,^H6522 (rustic, or village; and, villagers, or dwellers) (per-iz-zeeי) the Hivite,^H2340 (a villager; and, villagers) (khiv-veeי) and the Jebusite,^H2983 (trodden, that is threshing place; and, trodden underfoot) (yeb-oo-seeי) heard thereof;   —>   And it came to pass…=This is only a short time after the defeat of Jericho by our forefathers, and then Achan taking the accursed thing — that babylonian priest’s robe which got Israel that shellacking they took by Ai. Of course, Father allowed that to transpire because of Achan; and, also, because, neither Joshua, nor the high priest — Eleazar, had consulted Father as to whether He wanted them to go against Ai.

But now, these six kings of the Canaanite nations—missing from this list are the Amalekites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the Girgashites, and the Moabites—are gathering themselves together to come against Israel in order to defeat, or at least, try and defeat them.

So, just who were these peoples: the Hittite; the Amorite; the Canaanite; the Perizzite; the Hivite; and the Jebusite? We can look to two places for our answer, either Genesis 10:1, or I Chronicles 1:15-17—(click here). Turn with me to Genesis 10: Genesis 10:6 And the sons^H1121 of Ham;^H2526 Cush,^H3568 and Mizraim,^H4714 and Phut,^H6316 and Canaan.^H3667   —>   Though already married and his wife was with him on the Ark; after coming onto dry land and many months passed—enough time for Noah to plant and grow a vineyard—Ham lay with Noah’s—Ham’s father—wife, his own mother—this was an incestuous affair, see Genesis 9:22-23—(click here). She conceived and bare a son — Canaan. Skip down a few verses with me to Genesis 10:15: Genesis 10:15 And Canaan^H3667 begat^H3205 ^(H853) Sidon^H6721 his firstborn,^H1060 and Heth,^H2845   —>   We are now reading of Canaan’s descendants here in these verses. Sidon is Canaan’s firstborn, and Heth his second. [10:16] And the Jebusite,^H2983 and the Amorite,^H567 and the Girgasite,^H1622 [10:17] And the Hivite,^H2340 and the Arkite,^H6208 and the Sinite,^H5513   —>   This is why we came here, to discover from whom the Jebusites, the Amorites, and the Hivites were descended; and we find that it’s Canaan. [10:18] And the Arvadite,^H721 and the Zemarite,^H6786 and the Hamathite:^H2577 and afterward^H310 were the families^H4940 of the Canaanites^H3669 spread abroad.^H6327   —>   Canaan also sired Hamath. These are the Canaanites, the abominable people Father told Joshua and Israel utterly destroy — man, woman, and child. Why, especially if they’re Adamic? Because, they turned from Father; they were mating with the fallen angels; and, they were worshipping false gods and idols. [10:19] And the border^H1366 of the Canaanites^H3669 was^H1961 from Sidon,^H4480 ^H6721 as thou comest^H935 to Gerar,^H1642 unto^H5704 Gaza;^H5804 as thou goest,^H935 unto Sodom,^H5467 and Gomorrah,^H6017 and Admah,^H126 and Zeboim,^H6636 even unto^H5704 Lasha.^H3962   —>   They had even inhabited Sodom and Gomorrah which Father destroyed because they were committing abominable acts of homosexuality. They haven’t changed much even to today, have they — haven’t learned our lesson yet? But, they covered a very large portion of land. [10:20] These^H428 are the sons^H1121 of Ham,^H2526 after their families,^H4940 after their tongues,^H3956 in their countries,^H776 and in their nations.^H1471 —> This is pretty plain and clear when you actually dig into Father’s Word to gain His knowledge and wisdom.
Jordan
Jordan=The Jordan river proper begins at the junction of four streams—the Bareighit, the Hasbany, the Leddan, and the Banias—in the upper part of the plain of Lake Huleh. The River flows from north to south, down a deep valley in the center of the country. The name descender, is significant of the fact that, there is along its whole course, a descent to its banks; or it may simply denote the rapidity with which the river “descends” to the Dead Sea. As we can tell by the number of times it is mentioned in Father’s Word—179 verses with 197 matches for the name\word—there is a deep and rich history between the Jordan River and our forefathers. It begins with the account of Abram and his nephew Lot and their separating from one another—Genesis 13:11—and the last mention is in John 10:40, when Jesus escaped out of those who were trying to harm Him before it was time for Him to allow for His Crucifixion. Several of the more notable facts concerning the history between the Jordan and our forefathers are: “Lot beheld the plain of Jordan as the garden of the Lord.” Jacob crossed and recrossed “this Jordan” Genesis 32:10. When our forefathers came to the Jordan and were about to cross over it to get to Mount Ebal, Father commanded that they take up “great stones and plaister them with plaister and then write on them the Law of the Blessings and curses and then take more stones and make an altar of whole stones Deuteronomy 27:2-8. Our forefathers passed over it as “on dry ground” Joshua 3:17, Psalms 114:3. Twice afterwards its waters were miraculously divided at the same spot by Elijah and Elisha II Kings 2:8,14—(click here). The chief events in gospel history connected with it are: John the Baptist’s ministry, when “there went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and were baptized of him in Jordan” Matthew 3:6, Jesus also “was baptized of John in Jordan” Mark 1:9. † For the etymology of the name Jordan, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The etymology of the name Jordan comes from the common verb ירד (yarad), meaning to go down: The final letter nun upon which this name ends may be a remnant of the common waw-nun extension that personalizes or localizes a root. For a meaning of the name Jordan New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads The Descender. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names both propose Descending.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H3383, - ירדּן, - yardên, - pronounced: yar-daneי, and means: From H3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine: - Jordan. Total KJV occurrences: 182.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “The one river of Palestine, has a course of little more than 200 miles, from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the head of the Dead Sea. (136 miles in a straight line. --Schaff.) It is the river of the “great plain” of Palestine — the “descender,” if not “the river of God” in the book of Psalms, at least that of his chosen people throughout their history. There were fords over against Jericho, to which point the men of Jericho pursued the spies Joshua 2:7, with which we can compare with Judges 3:28. Higher up where the fords or passages of Bethbarah, where Gideon lay in wait for the Midianites Judges 7:24, and where the men of Gilead slew the Ephraimites Judges 12:6. These fords undoubtedly witnessed the first recorded passage of the Jordan in the Old Testament Genesis 32:10. Jordan was next crossed, over against Jericho, by Joshua Joshua 4:12,13. From their vicinity to Jerusalem the lower fords were much used. David, it is probable, passed over them in one instance to fight the Syrians II Samuel 10:17;17:22. Thus there were two customary places at which the Jordan was fordable; and it must have been at one of these, if not at both, that baptism was afterward administered by St. John and by the disciples of our Lord. Where our Lord was baptized is not stated expressly, but it was probably at the upper ford. These fords were rendered so much more precious in those days from two circumstances. First, it does not appear that there were then any bridges thrown over or boats regularly established on the Jordan; and secondly, because “Jordan overflowed all his banks all the time of harvest” Joshua 3:15. The channel or bed of the river became brimful, so that the level of the water and of the banks was then the same. (Dr. Selah Merrill, in his book “Galilee in the Time of Christ” (1881), says, “Near Tarichaea, just below the point where the Jordan leaves the lake (of Galilee), there was (in Christ’s time) a splendid bridge across the river, supported by ten piers.” —ED.) The last feature which remains to be noticed in the scriptural account of the Jordan is its frequent mention as a boundary: “over Jordan,” “this” and “the other side,” or “beyond Jordan,” were expressions as familiar to the Israelites as “across the water,” “this” and “the other side of the Channel” are to English ears. In one sense indeed, that is, in so far as it was the eastern boundary of the land of Canaan, it was the eastern boundary of the promised land Numbers 34:12. The Jordan rises from several sources near Panium (Banias ), and passes through the lakes of Merom (Huleh) and Gennesaret. The two principal features in its course are its descent and its windings. From its fountain heads to the Dead Sea it rushes down one continuous inclined plane, only broken by a series of rapids or precipitous falls. Between the Lake of Gennesaret and the Dead Sea there are 27 rapids. The depression of the Lake of Gennesaret below the level of the Mediterranean Isaiah 653 feet, and that of the Dead Sea 1316 feet. (The whole descent from its source to the Dead Sea Isaiah 3000 feet. Its width varies from 45 to 180 feet, and it is from 3 to 12 feet deep. — Schaff.) Its sinuosity is not so remarkable in the upper part of its course. The only tributaries to the Jordan below Gennesaret are the Yarmuk (Hieromax) and the Zerka (Jabbok). Not a single city ever crowned the banks of the Jordan. Still Bethshan and Jericho to the west, Gerasa, Pella and Gadara to the east of it were important cities, and caused a good deal of traffic between the two opposite banks. The physical features of the Ghor, through which the Jordan flows, are treated of under PALESTINE—(click here).”.

Lebanon=For a detailed description of Lebanon, including the town’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of his name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.
Hittites
The Hittiteo(s)=So, just who were the Hittite(s)? We can look to two places for our answer, either Genesis 10, or I Chronicles 1:15-17—(click here). We read in Genesis 10, that Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japeth. These three sons—and their wives—like Noah and his wife, were “perfect in their Generations;” meaning, they had not mated with the fallen angels of Genesis 6:1-5—(click here). These three sons and their wives went aboard the ark with Noah and his wife. After the flood, after coming onto dry land and many months passed—enough time for Noah to plant and grow a vineyard—Noah drank the wine from his vineyard and got drunk. Upon discovering their father drunk—Father’s Word does not say whether Noah’s wife was also drunk—Ham then saw the nakedness of his father Noah—to uncover your father’s nakedness, means to have intercourse with his wife, this is either your own mother or your step-mother—see Leviticus 18, and for further clarification see Leviticus 20:11—in this case, Ham had intercourse with his own mother—this was an incestuous affair, see Genesis 9:22-23—(click here)—the laws of incest will not be given until Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20—and from this union—Father’s Word does not say whether Noah’s wife was drunk or not, nor does it say if she was a willing participant or whether Ham raped his own mother—came Canaan. We know Canaan was Ham’s son, because, we read in Genesis 10:6, the following: Genesis 10:6 And the sons^H1121 of Ham;^H2526 Cush,^H3568 and Mizraim,^H4714 and Phut,^H6316 and Canaan.^H3667   —>   Canaan was the son of Ham and his mother, Noah’s wife. Because of this incestuous copulation and its result, Noah cursed Canaan—Noah had to live with the knowledge that his wife was pregnant—think of the lost nights of love-making and her days and nights of irritability—with a child that was not his and then had to watch this child grow—and he therefore drove Canaan from his territory, as he desired to not see this child on a daily basis. To a degree, I’m sure this being driven from his family, hurt Canaan and he became bitter because and for it. He also most likely at this point, turned from the God of his grandfather, Father YHVH, to serving other false gods and idols. I am also pretty sure his being driven to a strange land opened him to the introduction of the second influx of the fallen angels, and his offspring then started re-mating with them like he and their cousins the Amorites—see “…for^H3588 the iniquity^H5771 of the Amorites^H567 is not^H3808 yet^H5704 ^H2008 full.^H8003” of Genesis 15:16—(click here). Canaan then married, Father’s Word does not say who his wife was—for all we know, she could have been the offspring of one of the fallen angels and flesh woman—but, he then began siring his own children as we read beginning Genesis 10:15: Genesis 10:15 And Canaan^H3667 begat^H3205 ^(H853) Sidon^H6721 his firstborn,^H1060 and Heth,^H2845   —>   We are now reading of Canaan’s descendants here in these verses. Sidon is Canaan’s firstborn, and Heth his second. Heth as we see, is in the Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H2845—(click here). This is important as we see by looking at the definition/description of the Hittite(s) in the Strong’s Concordance, where we find the Strong’s Concordance Hebrew word number for the Hittite(s) is: H2850, - חתּי, - chittı̂y, - pronounced: khit-teeי, and means: Patronymic from H2845; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth: - Hittite, Hittites. Total KJV occurrences: 46.. So, as we see, the Hittite(s) are the descendants of Canaan’s son Heth. The first mention in Father’s Word concerning the Hittites is found in Genesis 23, where we read of the accounting of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, dying and he wanting to bury her. Abraham was living among the “sons of Heth” in Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham approached the Hittites, asking to buy from them a piece of land in order to bury Sarah. The Hittites refused payment from Abraham, telling him that he is their friend and need not pay for the land they would give him; but, he could bury Sarah among their dead. Abraham refused and asked that they entreat Ephron the son of Zohar for the cave Machpelah, which was in the end of his field, that he would pay for it whatever Ehpron desired. Negotiating ensued and in the end, Abraham paid Ephron 400 shekles of silver for the cave Mechpelah and also received an receipt — “was made sure.” So, the cave and the land surrounding it which Abraham bought from this Hittite Ephron is not only the burying place of Sarah; but, also, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah and Leah, and it is in Hebron, in Israel today. But it was indeed purchased, bought and paid for, with 400 shekles, from the Hittites. These Hittites—though Adamic—were living in the land of Canaan—the land named after his grandfather—The Promised Land. The Hittites—along with all the other descendants of Canaan, i.e, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hamathites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and the Perizzites—were all mating with the fallen angels; which is why Father instructed our forefathers to “utterly destroy” them as He was moving them into the Promised Land. Our forefathers failed to do so, and because they failed to do so, they were a sword in our forefathers’ side for many, centuries. † For the etymology of the name Hittite, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The true etymology of the name Heth and the derived ethnonym Hittite is unknown, but the Hebrew spellings of these names are clearly kindred to the verb חתת (hatat): For the meaning of the name Hittite, neither New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List nor Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names list any suggestions but refer to the name Heth. The name Hittite means Terrible or Fearsome.”. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Descendants of Heth. The nation descended from Cheth (Authorized Version Heth), the second son of Canaan. Abraham bought from the “children of Heth” the field and the cave of Machpelah, belonging to Ephron the Hittite. They were then settled at the town which was afterwards, under its new name of Hebron, to become one of the most famous cities of Palestine, and which then bore the name of Kir-jath-arba, (Genesis 23:19; 25:9). When the Israelites entered the promised land, we find the Hittites taking part against the invader, in equal alliance with the other Canaanite tribes, (Joshua 9:1; 11:3) etc..”.
Amorites
Amoriteo(s)=There is very much history\information in Father’s Word concerning the Amorite(s); far too much to completely go into here; so I’ll briefly touch on the reason Father wants the Amorite(s) destroyed. Researching the name, title, and\or word in the Strong’s Concordance, we find that there are 14 verses and 14 matches for the for the word Amorite, 72 verses and 73 matches for the word Amorites, and 86 verses and 87 matches for the Strong’s Hebrew word number: H567, with only 2 of those verses\matches in the genealogical listings of Genesis 10 and I Chronicles 1:14—(click here). The Amorites are first mentioned only a scant 4 Chapters after we are introduced to them, and in our first meeting, as we read in Genesis 14, that Abram was—as Father had told him in Genesis 12:1-7—living in the “plain of Mamre the Amorite,” which was in Hebron, which was in Canaan. At this point of our introduction to the Amorite, we find that Abram was confederate with—had befriended—3 Amorites, one whom had named the land he was living in, one named Eschol—brother to Mamre—and their brother Aner. Abram had to leave his home in Mamre for a short time because of a famine; but, returned to his home as soon as the famine was over. Shortly after his return several kings had gathered together in order to fight against and smite the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzims in Ham, the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites which were in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. During this raid, these kings spoiled the land, taking much goods and people, including Abram’s nephew Lot who was living in Sodom at this time. When Abram heard that Lot was captive, he gathered himself, his 300 servants, which actually included the Amorites and their men, and went and killed all those who had captured Lot. Afterwards, the king of Sodom came to Abram thanking him and offering him the goods; but, wanted to take the people for himself. Abram told the king of Sodom that he would not take any goods; but, instead return with those who had came with him and his nephew and his family. In the very next Chapter, Genesis 15—(click here)—Father tells Abram that his descendants will inherit the land to where He had moved Abram; but, first, they had go to into captivity for those 400 years. Why? Because He wanted to Judge Egypt for their unrighteousness, and as Father told Abram: Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth^H7243 generation^H1755 they shall come hither again:^H7725 ^H2008 for^H3588 the iniquity^H5771 of the Amorites^H567 is not^H3808 yet^H5704 ^H2008 full.^H8003”   —>   What was the iniquity of the Amorites? What is it that they were doing? They were messing with, and mating with, the fallen angels which had come back after the flood of Noah’s time which we can read of in Genesis 6—(click here). This mating produced hybrid offspring — the “mighty men” or the “gibbor” — the giants. The same as Goliath and Og to name two, but there were many more — Goliath’s brother, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. For more references and reading on these fallen angels and their hybrid offspring, follow the links in Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible: Companion Bible Appendix 23—(click here) — “The sons of God” and Companion Bible Appendix 25—(click here) — “The nephilim of Genesis 6”. These Amorites were of the Adamic seedline — the seedline through which Father Himself would be born as His Son Emmanuel — God with us — Jesus Christ. Therefore, He was not about to let this mixing continue for too long, just long enough for Abram’s descendants to grow in number and strength so that He could bring them back to “utterly destroy” these people and their hybrid offspring. Sadly, most people have no knowledge why Father would tell the Israelites to utterly destroy these people — man, woman and child — but they accept the fact that He said to do so. † For the etymology of the name Amorite, we read the following in Abarim Publications, “According to Genesis 10:16, the Amorites are descendants of Canaan, a son of Ham, a son of Noah. The Amorites are mentioned in all kinds of very early, non-Biblical material. Their origins are unclear and we also don’t know in what language the name Amorite was first pronounced. And that makes it impossible to guess what it may have meant to the original name-giver. Although the Bible doesn’t mention it, we may readily assume that the name Amorite comes from the name Amor (which of course has nothing to do with the Latin word amor, meaning love). In Hebrew the latter is identical to the verb אמר (ssיamar), meaning to speak or say: If the Amorites had played a part in a Latin text, the audience would have probably understood them to be The Lover Boys. To a Hebrew audience, however, the Amorites are the Talkers.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find it is Hebrew word number: H567, - אמריi, - יĕmôrı̂y, pronounced - em-o-reeי, and means: Probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from H559; in the sense of publicity, that is, prominence; thus a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes: - Amorite. total KJV occurrences: 87.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “(dwellers on the summits, mountaineers). One of the chief nations who possessed the land of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. As dwelling on the elevated portions of the country, they are contrasted with the Canaanites, who were the dwellers in the lowlands; and the two thus formed the main broad divisions of the Holy Land Numbers 13:29, and see 14:7; Deuteronomy 1:7,20 “Mountain of the Amorites;” 1:44; Joshua 5:1; 10:6; 11:3. They first occupied the barren heights west of the Dead Sea, at the place called afterwards Engedi. From this point they stretched west to Hebron. At the date of the invasion of the country, Sihon, their then king, had taken the rich pasture land south of the Jabbok. This rich tract, bounded by the Jabbok on the north, the Arnon on the south, the Jordan on the west and “the wilderness” on the east Judges 11:21,22, was, perhaps in the most special sense the “land of the Amorites” Numbers 21:31; Joshua 12:2,3; 13:10; Judges 11:21,22, but their possessions are distinctly stated to have extended to the very foot of Hermon Deuteronomy 3:8; 4:48, embracing “Gilead and all Bashan” Deuteronomy 3:10, with the Jordan valley on the east of the river Deuteronomy 4:49. After the conquest of Canaan nothing of importance is heard of the Amorites in the Bible.”.
Canaanites
Canaanites=The Canaanites comprise a group of families who were descended from a man named Canaan, and are collectively called or known as the Canaanites. We read in Genesis 10, that Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japeth. These three sons—and their wives—like Noah and his wife, were “perfect in their Generations;” meaning, they had not mated with the fallen angels of Genesis 6:1-5—(click here). These three sons and their wives went aboard the ark with Noah and his wife. After the flood, after coming onto dry land and many months passed—enough time for Noah to plant and grow a vineyard—Noah drank the wine he made from the grapes he grew in his vineyard and got drunk. Upon discovering their father drunk—Father’s Word does not say whether Noah’s wife was also drunk—Ham then saw the nakedness of his father Noah—to uncover your father’s nakedness, means to have intercourse with his wife, this is either your own mother or your step-mother—see Leviticus 18, and for further clarification see Leviticus 20:11—in this case, Ham had intercourse with his own mother—this was an incestuous affair, see Genesis 9:22-23—(click here)—the laws of incest will not be given until Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20—and from this union—Father’s Word does not say whether Noah’s wife was drunk or not, nor does it say if she was a willing participant or whether Ham raped his own mother—came Canaan. We know Canaan was Ham’s son, because, we read in Genesis 10:6, the following: Genesis 10:6 And the sons^H1121 of Ham;^H2526 Cush,^H3568 and Mizraim,^H4714 and Phut,^H6316 and Canaan.^H3667   —>   Canaan was the son of Ham and his mother, Noah’s wife. Because of this incestuous copulation and its result, Noah cursed Canaan—Noah had to live with the knowledge that his wife was pregnant—think of the lost nights of love-making and her days and nights of irritability—with a child that was not his and then had to watch this child grow—and he therefore cursed Canaan and drove him from his territory, as he desired to not see this child on a daily basis. To a degree, I’m sure this being driven from his family, hurt Canaan and he became bitter because and for it. He also most likely at this point, turned from the God of his grandfather, Father YHVH, to serving other false gods and idols. I am also pretty sure his being driven to a strange land opened him to satan’s influence and the introduction to the second influx of the fallen angels. Canaan then married, Father’s Word does not say who his wife was—for all we know, she could have been the offspring of one of the fallen angels and flesh woman—but, he then began siring his own children as we read in Genesis 10:15-18, where we read: Genesis 10:15 And Canaan^H3667 begat^H3205 ^(H853) Sidon^H6721 his firstborn,^H1060 and Heth,^H2845   —>   Canaan’s first two children, both sons, are named Sidon, of who we read nothing of in Father’s Word. There was a land named after him, which was the oldest of the Canaanites cities and which is also spelled Zidon. There is nothing written in Father’s Word of anything this man did or accomplished, there is no mention, not even that he had any children of his own. Canaan’s second son, Heth, like his older brother, we read in Father’s Word, nothing of this man; however, we can and do read much concerning his offspring, the Hittites—(click here). We change beginning with the next verse, no longer listing individuals, but, families of a partiarch. [10:16] And the Jebusite,^H2983 and the Amorite,^H2983 and the Girgasite,^H1622 [10:17] And the Hivite,^H2340 and the Arkite,^H6208 and the Sinite,^H5513 [10:18] And the Arvadite,^H721 and the Zemarite,^H6786 and the Hamathite:^H2577 and afterward^H310 were the families^H4940 of the Canaanites^H3669 spread abroad.^H6327 [10:19] And the border^H1366 of the Canaanites^H3669 was^H1961 from Sidon,^H4480 ^H6721 as thou comest^H935 to Gerar,^H1642 unto^H5704 Gaza;^H5804 as thou goest,^H935 unto Sodom,^H5467 and Gomorrah,^H6017 and Admah,^H126 and Zeboim,^H6636 even unto^H5704 Lasha.^H3962 [10:20] These^H428 are the sons^H1121 of Ham,^H2526 after their families,^H4940 after their tongues,^H3956 in their countries,^H776 and in their nations.^H1471   —>   It's important to understand where the names of these tribes of people come from: each tribe is named for its founder—i.e., Israelites are named for their ancestor, Israel. So, these tribes are named for the direct decendants of Ham’s son, Canaan. They are either his grandsons, great-grandsons, or great-great-grandsons, etc., who had their own children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so forth, and stayed altogether in the same geographic area—the land named after Canaan, the land of Canaan—thereby creating a “tribe” and quite possibly, a city or even a large region named after themselves. There is very much history\information in Father’s Word concerning the Canaanites in their dealings with our forefathers, the Israelites. This interaction began as Father was leading our forefathers up, out of Egypt and into the Promised Land, the land of Canaan which He had promised to give to Abraham in Genesis 12, where we read: Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD^H3068 had said^H559 unto^H413 Abram,^H87 “Get thee out^H1980 of thy country,^H4480 ^H776 and from thy kindred,^H4480 ^H4138 and from thy father’s house,^H4480 ^H1004 ^H1 unto^H413 a land^H776 that^H834 I will shew^H7200 thee:   —>   This was Abraham’s first call by Father, and He was going to show him the land which Father will give to him and his descendants. Skip down with me to verse v12:5: [12:5] And Abram^H87 took^H3947 ^(H853) Sarai^H8297 his wife,^H802 and Lot^H3876 his brother’s^H251 son,^H1121 and all^H3605 their substance^H7399 that^H834 they had gathered,^H7408 and the souls^H5315 that^H834 they had gotten^H6213 in Haran;^H2771 and they went forth^H3318 to go^H1980 into the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 they came.^H935 [12:6] And Abram^H87 passed through^H5674 the land^H776 unto^H5704 the place^H4725 of Sichem,^H7927 unto^H5704 the plain^H436 of Moreh.^H4176 And the Canaanite^H3669 was then^H227 in the land.^H776 [12:7] And the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 unto^H413 Abram,^H87 and said,^H559 “Unto thy seed^H2233 will I give^H5414 ^(H853) this^H2063 land:”^H776 and there^H8033 builded^H1129 he an altar^H4196 unto the LORD,^H3068 who appeared^H7200 unto^H413 him.   —>   So, Father guided Abraham to the land of Canaan and then told him that He would give him all this land. This Pastor and author of this study cannot help that the land was named after Ham’s son Canaan, and I’ll conceede that this was the land Canaan went to after his grandfather Noah banished him from his own territory. With that being said, this Pastor offers several subjective thoughts: (1) First and foremost, Father Created this earth, therefore it is His Right to give whatever land He wants to give to whoever He chooses, and He chose to give this land to Abraham and then his descendants; (2) it is my supposition that this land is where the Garden of Eden was, why? Because the Promised Land is Father’s most favorite place in all His Created Universe, this is the land flowing with milk and honey, this land is the land He took to wife, this is where He will be born in the flesh, where He will be crucified, ressurect and ascend up to heaven, and also to where He will return for His Second Advent; (3) satan having never been born in the flesh, having been in the Garden of Eden as the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and knowing Father’s plan, very well may have immediately went to Canaan to guide him into this land which he would later name after himself, satan also knew that Father would now be born in the flesh through the lineage of Abraham, so he has Canaan enter and pre-occupy this land to try and dispute Abraham and his descendants entrance into it. He also has the fallen angels here in this land to again try and corrupt the seed-line through which Father will come. In either case, the descendants of Ham and his brother Japeth have been at war with their cousins for millenia, we’re seeing them rise up against Father’s Chosen People again today—Nov 2023, as in October, they launched an unprovoked attack. Father directed Joshua and the People of the House of Israel to “utterly destroy” these offspring of Canaan when He was moving our forefathers into the Promised Land, sadly, our forefathers failed to listen to Father and do as commanded and they have been a thorn in their side for over 3,475 years. † Abarim Publications does not provide an etymology for the name Canaanite, they only provide one for the patriarch, Canaan. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find it is Hebrew word number: H3669, - ככְּנַעַנִי, - k^enaיanı̂y, pronounced - ken-ah-an-eeי, and means: Patrial from H3667; humiliated, a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication a pedlar (the Cananites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans): - Canaanite, merchant, trafficker. total KJV occurrences: 74.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “A word used in two senses: A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the Jordan before the conquest; and The people who inhabited generally the whole of that country. In (Genesis 10:18-20) the seats of the Canaanite tribe are given as on the seashore and in the Jordan valley; compare, (Joshua 11:3). Applied as a general name to the non-Israelite inhabitants of the land, as we have already seen was the case with “Canaan.” Instances of this are, (Genesis 12:6; Numbers 21:3). The Canaanites were descendants of Canaan. Their language was very similar to the Hebrew. The Canaanites were probably given to commerce; and thus the name became probably in later times an occasional synonym for a merchant.”.
Perizzites
Perizzites=There is much history between our forefathers and these Perizzites and none of it good. We don’t know the origin of them, as they are not mentioned in any genealogical listing. What we do know is that they were inhabitants of Canaan, the Promised Land, and Father told our forefathers that when He brought them into the Promised Land, they would be there and our forefathers were to “utterly destroy” them. Just about every time we read of the Hittites, the Perizzites are mentioned with them. In any case, every mention of them is with the listings of the Canaanites, or twice with the giants, once directly and once with the rephaims. We can safely and strongly assume they were mating with the fallen angels, and it was for this reason Father wanted them “utterly destroyed.” † For the etymology of the name Perizzites, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Perizzite is identical to the noun פרזי (perazi), meaning rural or villager: For a meaning of the name Perizzites, Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Villagers and New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List has the elaborate Dwellers In The Open Country. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary does not offer an explanation for our name and expresses doubt whether it technically derives from our root (which wouldn’t change the meaning of it relative to the story). By the time Israel invaded Canaan, there appear to have been two distinct forms of society present, namely an urban society based on cities surrounded by large agrarian estates, and a feral society based on small tribal groups that had retained a semi-nomadic or hunter lifestyle. The name Canaanite appears to have applied mostly to the urban society. The urban society had a complex economy, was endowed with functional diversity and was stratified into classes. It had political leaders, a wisdom class, a central treasury and collective storehouses of accumulated surplus, and a class of professional soldiers to guard and enforce rule. It had complex technology such as roads, buildings and machinery. And it had script, administration and legal codes. The name Perizzite appears to have referred to people who wanted none of all of that, who rejected urban living, centralized leadership and complex technology. The price they paid for their freedom was that they also had no script and hence no wisdom beyond that which was passed on to them orally.”s † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find it is Hebrew word number: H6522, - פְּרִזִּי, - p^erizzı̂y, pronounced - per-iz-zeeי, and means: For H6521; inhabitant of the open country, Rustic,a Perizzite; one of the Canaanitish tribes: Perizzite. total KJV occurrences: 23.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Belonging to a village. One of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before and at the time of its conquest by Israel. They are continually mentioned in the formula so frequently occurring to express the promised land Genesis 15:20; Exodus 3:8,17; 23:23; 33:2; 34:11. The notice in the book of Judges locates them in the southern part of the holy land. The signification of the name is not by any means clear. It possibly meant rustics, dwellers in open, unwalled villages, which are denoted by a similar word.”.
Hivites
Hivites=The first thing we notice when we research the name Hivite, is that he was a son of Canaan, the son of the incestuous relationship between Ham and his own mother, Noah’s wife. The second thing we notice, is that he, like several of his brothers, is addressed as “the …”. When we further research the word(s) Hivite, Hivites, and the Strong’s word number associated with it: H2340, we find first that these peoples, or maybe their father, tried to associated this one’s name with being the “giver of life;” as, when we trace the Strong’s number back toward it’s Prime, we discover that, that is what the name means “Causative from H2332; lifegiver; Chavvah (or Eve), the first woman: - Eve.”. There are 9 verses and 9 matches for the word Hivite, 16 verses and 16 matches for the word Hivites, and 25 verses and matches for the Strong’s word number H2340. With this many verses and matches, obviously, there is much history\information in Father’s Word concerning these Hivite(s); far too much to completely go into here in this Chapter\Paragraph. So I’ll briefly touch on the reasons Father wanted the Hivite(s) destroyed: the first mention of the descendants of The Hivite can be found in Genesis 34 where we read that one of them had raped Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Now, the rape of someone by one person does not bring punishment upon a whole people; so, that is not the reason Father wanted our forefathers to “utterly destroy” the Hivites; so, it must be for another reason. The next mention of the descendants of The Hivite can be found when we read in Genesis 36 that Esau had taken two wives: one named Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and the other, named Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite. Now, this was Esau, yes he was the son of Isaac and Rebekah and they were not pleased with his decision; but, that still doesn’t warrant the destruction of an entire people; so, it must be for another reason. The Hivite(s) is mentioned several times in the beginning of the Book of Exodus: Exodus 3:8,17; 13:5; and then we come to Exodus 23 where we read: Exodus 23:20 Behold,^H2009 I^H595 send^H7971 an Angel^H4397 before^H6440 thee, to keep^H8104 thee in the way,^H1870 and to bring^H935 thee into^H413 the place^H4725 which^H834 I have prepared.^H3559   —>   Who is this Angel Father going is to send to Moses and our forefathers? It is my contention that this is Jesus before He was born in the flesh, you can read my reasoning by clicking here. The next several verses will also bear this out. This promise by Father is a Covenant Promise by Father to His People, and it is just as good today as it was during the time of the Exodus. Father is promising each of us an angel to go before us to keep us in the way of His Word. He will bring us into the place which He has prepared for you and I to be in. Remember, when this was written, the Children of Israel were at the foot of Mount Sinai, and Father is going to send this Angel to them in order to bring them into this place in the Promised Land which He has prepared for our forefathers. [23:21] Beware^H8104 of^H4480 ^H6440 him, and obey^H8085 his voice,^H6963 provoke^H4843 him not;^H408 for^H3588 he will not^H3808 pardon^H5375 your transgressions:^H6588 for^H3588 my name^H8034 is in^H7130 him.   —>   Again, this Angel was none other than Father Himself, for He was there with them, speaking to them, and making His presence felt by all. Father lead them by that pillar of fire by night, and in the cloud by day to protect our forefathers. Father YHVH manifest as His Angel was there to guide and direct His children. Don’t forget, Father is in a different dimension than we are in, and your soul has to be dead in order to be able to enter into that dimension. [23:22] But^H3588 if^H518 thou shalt indeed obey^H8085 ^H8085 his voice,^H6963 and do^H6213 all^H3605 that^H834 I speak;^H1696 then I will be an enemy^H340 ^(H853) unto thine enemies,^H341 and an adversary^H6696 ^(H853) unto thine adversaries.^H6887   —>   Here is another Promise by Father: IF we obey His voice, i.e., His Commandments, His Judgments, His Laws, His Ordinances and His Statutes; then, He will be with us, and our adversaries and enemies will be His adversaries and enemies. [23:23] For^H3588 Mine Angel^H4397 shall go^H1980 before^H6440 thee, and bring thee in^H935 unto^H413 the Amorites,^H567 and the Hittites,^H2850 and the Perizzites,^H6522 and the Canaanites,^H3669 the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites:^H2983 and I will cut them off.^H3582   —>   These were the six—later seven, and in reality, even several more as; missing are The Arkites, The Arvadites, The Girgashites, The Hamathites, The Sinites, and The Zemarites—nations who Father wanted utterly destroyed because of their obeying satan, serving other false gods, and for mating with the fallen angels. Notice also in this verse, that The Hivites do not have the “and” before their name like the others do? [23:24] Thou shalt not^H3808 bow down^H7812 to their gods,^H430 nor^H3808 serve^H5647 them, nor^H3808 do^H6213 after their works:^H4639 but^H3588 thou shalt utterly overthrow^H2040 ^H2040 them, and quite break down^H7665 ^H7665 their images.^H4676   —>   So, once Father had gone before our forefathers and utterly destroyed these abominal peoples\nations; then, our forefathers were to go in and destroy all their false gods, i.e., their statues and sacred pillars which they had carved in order to bow down before them. Our next encounter\mention with\of the Hivite(s) is where Joshua and our forefathers really got themselves into trouble when they interacted with them as can be read in Joshua 9—(click here)—for it was the Hivites who came to Joshua and the elders of our forefathers and convinced them that they had traveled for many miles in order to be able to join onto our forefathers so that they could serve Father YHVH; however, it was discovered 3 days later that they had lied as to who they were, — they were part of the tribes of the Canaanites whom our forefathers were to utterly destroy because they were mating with the fallen angels. Sadly, since Joshua and the elders had made a covenant with them—without first consulting Father—they then could not destroy them for fear they would anger Father; so, they made them hewers of wood and drawers of water for both the people and even more sadly, for the Altar of Father YHVH. Then later, when the Priests and Levites became lazy they took over the Priesthood, Ezra and Nehemiah identified them and expelled them as they were returning from the Babylonian captivity; however, in the 450 or so years between returning to Jerusalem and Jesus’ birth, they had retaken over the Priesthood and He contended with them every day He walked in the flesh. It was they who crucified Him, laying the blame on Judah. † For the etymology of the name Perizzite, we read the following in Abarim Publications, “The Hivites were a nation that descended from Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah (Genesis 10:17). The first time they play an active role in the Bible is when Shechem the Hivite raped Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, and full blood sister of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 34). The brother’s bloody revenge cost them their second and third-born status, and their descendants were condemned to be dispersed in Israel without any land of their own (Genesis 49:5-7). And while Jacob and his family were trying to deal with the Hivite problem, Jacob’s brother Esau acquired Oholibamah the Hivite as a wife for himself (for a discussion on whether Oholibamah the Hivite was the same as Oholibamah the Horite, see our article on the name Horite). When the Israelites escaped Egypt and made it to Canaan, the Hivites were firmly established as one of the seven Canaanite nations (Deuteronomy 1:7), whose complete destruction YHVH promised (by hornets: Exodus 23:23-28; by an angel: Exodus 33:2; by the Israelites themselves: Deuteronomy 20:17, by the power of the Ark of the Covenant: Joshua 3:10-11). When Joshua and the Israeli army attacked, the nations of Canaan united into a coalition. But the men of the Hivite city Gibeon tricked Israel into saving them and having them serve as slaves (Joshua 9:7, 9:26-27). The coalition (still containing the remaining Hivites) counter struck with a huge army (Joshua 11:4), but eventually (almost) all were slain and (almost) all their cities were taken (Joshua 11:19). By the time of the judges, the Hivites still lived on and near Mounts Lebanon and Baal-hermon (Judges 3:3), and so did the other Canaanite nations. The Israelites began to intermarry with them and threatened to dissolve, and the Lord sent a long string of enemy kings to oppress them, and corresponding judges to liberate them. By the time David ordered his ill-fated census, the Hivites were still around in the north of Israel (II Samuel 24:7). And when Solomon began his great building project, of which the Temple of YHVH was the apex, the Hivites were still going strong enough for Solomon to levy forced laborers of (I Kings 9:20-21). Post-Biblical Jewish commentators declared that the name Hivite came from the Chaldean word חויא, meaning Serpent, but that etymology might have been slightly biased. Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary suggest relations with the noun חוה (hawa) meaning tent-village: The name Hivite possibly means Tent Villagers (BDB Theological Dictionary and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names). New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List does not translate this name.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word Number: H2340, - חוּי, - chivvı̂y, - pronounced: khiv-veeי, and means: Perhaps from H2333; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine: - Hivite. Total KJV occurrences: 25.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “(villagers). The, descendants—the six in order—of Canaan the son of Ham Genesis 10:17; I Chronicles 1:15. We first encounter the actual people of the Hivites at the time of Jacob’s return to Canaan Genesis 34:2. We next meet with the Hivites during the conquest of Canaan Joshua 9:7; 11:19. The main body of the Hivites were at this time living in the northern confines of western Palestine— “under Hermon, in the land of Mizpeh Joshua 11:3,” — “in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entering in of Hamath” Judges 3:3, compare with II Samuel 24:7.”.
Jebusites
Jebusite(s)=Father’s Word does not provide the name of “the Jebusite’s” actual father. We read in Genesis 10:15-16 that: Genesis 10:15 And Canaan^H3667 begat^H3205 ^(H853) Sidon^H6721 his firstborn,^H1060 and Heth,^H2845 [10:16] And the Jebusite,^H2983 and the Amorite,^H567 and the Girgasite,^H1622   —>   So we don’t know if “the Jebusite” was Canaan’s actual son, his grandson, great-grandson, or great-great-grandson. etc.. In either case, it’s funny, strange, and/or unique, that Father’s Word identifies this one and several others—every mention of the group of tribes of “the Canaanites,” are/is identified/labeled as such, i.e., “the” “Amorite(s);” “the” “Arkite(s);” “the” “Arvadite(s);” “the” “Girgasite(s);” “the” “Hamathite(s);” “the” “Hittite(s); “the” “Hivite(s);” and “the” “Zemarite(s). As such, the people called “the Jebusites” are possibly the descendants of one unmentioned “Jebus,” who in turn is then a descendant of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah, etc.. However, the name Jebus is only applied to Jerusalem—Judges 19:10—(click here)—I Chronicles 11:4—(click here)—and the Jebusites may just be the townsfolk of Jebus, all somehow descending from Canaan, but not necessarily through a younger single ancestor. The Jebusites were probably the first settlers of the area which would later be Jerusalem. King David’s capital was originally Hebron, but he moved it to Jerusalem after conquering the latter from the Jebusites—II Samuel 5:6-10—(click here). It should be noted that prior to David’s annexation of Jerusalem, Israel once before conquered, burned and apparently abandoned Jerusalem—Judges 1:8. There is very much history\information concerning “The Jebusites” and our forefathers, and thankfully Father gave the Jebusites into our forefathers hand. The name, title, or word, Jebusite, is mentioned 14 times in Father’s Word, 12 of which, are outside the genealogical listings of Genesis 10 and I Chronicles 1; however, the Strong’s Hebrew word associated with it, is mentioned in 39 verses with 41 matches. The Jebusite was the founder of Jebus; however, after our forefathers inhabited the land, they renamed it: Jerusalem. The Citadel was afterward named Zion, which was South of Moriah—II Samuel 5:6-10—(click here)—we can compare this with Ezekiel 16:3,45 which explains the connection of the Jebusite here, with the Amorite and the Hittite—Heth—of Genesis 10:16. Only two Jebusites are mentioned by name, the first is mentioned as Father was leading our forefathers into the Promised Land. We read in Joshua 10, that, right after Joshua and the elders had foolishly allowed themselves to be deceived by the Hivittes of Gibeon, that Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent to Hoham, king of Hebron, Piram, king of Jarmuth, to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, the king of Eglon asking for these four kings to join him in going to Gibeon and smiting the Hivittes because they had made peace with Israel and were among them. When hearing of this, the Hivittes then came to Joshua asking him to fulfill his promise to protect them. Father then came to Joshua and told him to fear not, for He was delivering these five kings into his hand. Joshua and the Israelite army made war against these five kings and their people, Father rained down hailstones from heaven, whereby, more died from the hailstones than they who died by the sword. The five kings themselves hid in a cave and Joshua told him war-fighters to roll a large stones against the mouth of the cave until they finished their slaughtering of the people. Once the slaughter was complete, Joshua and his war-fighters reopened the cave, brought out the five kings and smote them and slew them and then hung their dead carcasses on trees until evening. The next Jebusite we read of was a man named Araunah. We are introduced to Araunah—II Samuel 24—(click here)—also read of in I Chronicles 21—(click here) where we read this same Araunah is called Ornan—after king David allowed himself to be tempted by satan into his wanting to know the number of war-fighters under him. David’s nephew Joab tried to talk David out of this numbering, but David wouldn’t listen. This angered Father, as David was putting his trust in his war-fighters and not in Father. Therefore, Father sent His Angel to His Prophet Gad to tell David that he had to make one of three choices: Seven years of famine in Israel; fleeing three months from his enemy; or three days of pestilence in Israel. David told Gad to allow Father do as He please and Father sent the pestilence from the morning until the time appointed and then stayed His Angel’s hand at Araunah’s threshingplace. Father then told Gad to tell David to rear up an altar there at Araunah’s. David told Araunah that he desired to buy his threshingplace, Araunah told David that he would give it him, but, rightfully, David refused and purchased Araunah’s threshingplace, built the altar to Father and offered sacrifices to Him. † For the etymology of the name Jebusite, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The etymogoly of the name Jebusite comes from the Hebrew verb בוס (bus), meaning to trample down: None of the sources used offer an interpretation of the ethnonym Jebusit, but for a meaning of the name Jebus, Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Treading Down and New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List has Trodden Underfoot.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H2983, - יבוּסי, - y^ebûsı̂y, - pronounced: yeb-oo-seeי, and means: Patrial from H2982; trodden, that is threshing place, a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus: - Jebusite(-s). Total KJV occurrences: 41.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “The Jebusites were descended from the third son of Canaan Genesis 10:16; I Chronicles 1:14. The actual people first appear in the invaluable report of the spies Numbers 13:29. When Jabin organized his rising against Joshua, the Jebusites joined him Joshua 11:3. “Jebus, which is Jerusalem,” lost its king in the slaughter of Beth-horon Joshua 10:1,5,26, with which we can compare with Joshua 12:10. Was sacked and burned by the men of Judah Judges 1:21, and its citadel finally scaled and occupied by David II Samuel 5:6. After this they emerge from the darkness but once, in the person of Araunah the Jebusite, “Araunah the king,” who appears before us in true kingly dignity in his well-known transaction with David II Samuel 24:23; I Chronicles 21:24,25.”.

9:2 What Joshua had done.
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Joshua 9:2 That they gathered themselves^H6908 together,^H3162 to fight^H3898 with^H5973 Joshua^H3091 (Yehovah-saved; and, saviour, or whose help is Yehovah) (Yeh-ho-shooי-ah) and with^H5973 Israel,^H3478 (he will rule as YAH; or, the prince that prevails with YAH) (Yis-raw-aleי) (secondary map) with one^H259 accord.^H5310   —>   These heathen descendants of Canaan think they are ready to go to war against Father and His Chosen People Israel; however, they are about to find out just how wrong they were.
Joshua
Joshua=Joshua—also called, or known as: Oshea, Jehoshua, Jehsua and Jesus—whose name means: YEHOVAH-saved, whose help is YEHOVAH, or savior; was the son of a man named Nun and his un-named wife. They were descended from the Tribe of Ephraim, and Joshua was born in the year 1544B.C.—27 years after the birth of Moses—while our fofathers were still in captivity to the Egyptians. He was approximately 53 years old when he shared in all the events of the exodus from Egypt. He was Moses’ minister or servant, and his successor. When Father was telling Moses He was bringing him Home to Him, Moses asked who was going to lead His Prople? Let’s turn to Numbers 27—(click here) Numbers 27:15 And Moses^H4872 spake^H1696 unto^H413 the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 [27:16] “Let the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of the spirits^H7307 of all^H3605 flesh,^H1320 set^H6485 a man^H376 over^H5921 the congregation,^H5712 [27:17] Which^H834 may go out^H3318 before^H6440 them, and which^H834 may go in^H935 before^H6440 them, and which^H834 may lead them out,^H3318 and which^H834 may bring them in;^H935 that the congregation^H5712 of the LORD^H3068 be^H1961 not^H3808 as sheep^H6629 which^H834 have no^H369 shepherd.”^H7462   —>   Moses was always a wonderful intercessor, and here, though Father has told him He is bringing him Home to Him, he is still concerned for the People he has led for the past 38 years. What will Father say and do? [27:18] And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto^H413 Moses,^H4872 “Take^H3947 thee^(H853) Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun,^H5126 a man^H376 in whom^H834 is the spirit,^H7307 and lay^H5564 ^(H853) thine hand^H3027 upon^H5921 him;   —>   Remember, Joshua was only one of the two—Caleb beng the other—who stood against the other ten Israelite spies and said that they could enter into the Promised Land because Father had already cleared out all the giants. Let’s read of his telling of this, let’s turn to Numbers 14—(click here)—and remember, the other ten spies had already given their false, evil report, saying that our forefathers could not enter into the Promised Land because of the giants, the sons of Anak: Numbers 14:6 And Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun,^H5126 and Caleb^H3612 the son^H1121 of Jephunneh,^H3312 which were of^H4480 them that searched^H8448 ^(H853) the land,^H776 rent^H7167 their clothes:^H899 [14:7] And they spake^H559 unto^H413 all^H3605 the company^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 “The land,^H776 which^H834 we passed through^H5674 to search^H8446 it, is an exceeding^H3966 ^H3966 good^H2896 land.^H776 [14:8] If^H518 the LORD^H3068 delight^H2654 in us, then He will bring^H935 us into^H413 this^H2063 land,^H776 and give^H5414 it us; a land^H776 which^H834 floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706 [14:9] Only^H389 rebel^H4775 not^H408 ye against the LORD,^H3068 neither^H408 fear^H3372 ye^H859 ^(H853) the people^H5971 of the land;^H776 for^H3588 they^H1992 are bread^H3899 for us: their defence^H6738 is departed^H5493 from^H4480 ^H5921 them, and the LORD^H3068 is with^H854 us: fear^H3372 them not.”^H408   —>   It was for this reason Father chose him to replace Moses and lead our forefathers. Father further tells Moses: “…a man in whom is the spirit…,” our word spirit here as used here in this verse, is Father’s Holy Spirit, and is the spirit of wisdom with which we can compare this verse with Deuteronomy 34:9, where we read: Deuteronomy 34:9 And Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126 was full^H4392 of the spirit^H7307 of wisdom;^H2451 for^H3588 Moses^H4872 had laid^H5564 ^(H853) his hands^H3027 upon^H5921 him: and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 hearkened^H8085 unto^H413 him, and did^H6213 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680 ^(H853) Moses.^H4872   —>   Where does this wisdom come from? It comes from Father YHVH. [27:19] And set^H5975 him before^H6440 Eleazar^H499 the priest,^H3548 and before^H6440 all^H3605 the congregation;^H5712 and give him a charge^H6680 ^(H853) in their sight.^H5869 [27:20] And thou shalt put^H5414 some of thine honour^H4480 ^H1935 upon^H5921 him, that^H4616 all^H3605 the congregation^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 may be obedient.^H8085 [27:21] And he shall stand^H5975 before^H6440 Eleazar^H499 the priest,^H3548 who shall ask^H7592 counsel for him after the judgment^H4941 of Urim^H224 before^H6440 the LORD:^H3068 at^H5921 his word^H6310 shall they go out,^H3318 and at^H5921 his word^H6310 they shall come in,^H935 both he,^H1931 and all^H3605 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 with^H854 him, even all^H3605 the congregation.”^H5712. I like what Dr. Herbert Lockyer wrote concerning Joshua and will bring in his writings: “THE MAN WHO WAS A SOLDIER-SAINT: Joshua has been rightly called, “The first soldier consecrated by sacred history.” A profitable way of studying his profile is to think of him in the following roles: *As a Son. Joshua was the son of Nun—a name meaning “prosperity, durable”—and of the tribe of Ephraim. Nothing is known of his mother. One usually finds, however, a good and gracious woman in the background of a man who reaches a position of influence and honor. Without doubt, Joshua’s parents feared the God of Israel, and he continued their godly influence. *As a Slave. Born during the weary years of bondage his nation suffered in Egypt under Pharaoh, Joshua knew something of the lash of the whip, the almost impossible task in the brick-fields, and the deep sigh of liberty. But little did he realize that although a slave, he would rise to become Israel’s supreme leader and commander. He had witnessed the moral and social degradation of his countrymen brought about by the terrible idolatries of that time. Thus, when he came to the position of leadership, his solemn commands were colored by early experience (Joshus 24:15). *As a Soldier. Joshua was pre-eminent as a military leader who knew how to plan campaigns, discipline his forces, use spies, but above all, pray and trust in God. Many a general has closely studied Joshua’s conquest of Canaan and followed his strategy. Read how he discomfited Amalek (Exodus 17:9-16)! He never stooped to pilfering and plunder. It was as true of him as of Sir Henry Havelock, of whom it was said, “He was every inch a soldier, and every inch a Christian.” Joshua was first of all a good soldier of the Lord whom he encountered and obeyed as Captain of the Lord”s host (Joshus 5:13-15). *As a Servant. Joshua’s victory over Amalek gave him the open door of further usefulness and responsibility. That he was prepared for the responsibilities of leadership is evidenced by the fact that because of his unswerving loyalty and devotion, he is called “the servant of Moses” (Numbers 11:28; Joshus 1:1). *As a Spy. Joshua, along with eleven others, was chosen to search the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:1-16). It was at this time that Moses changed his servant’s name from Oshea or Hoshea, meaning “help” to Joshua, meaning “God’s help” or “salvation.” The changed name indicated the desire of Moses to lift the thoughts of the people Godward,, and to lead them from reliance upon leaders to God’s help. Along with Caleb, Joshua brought back a faithful report of the land, which the people rejected, and wandered thereby for forty years in the wilderness. But Joshua profited by such an experience (Joshus 2:1,2). *As a Saviour. Moses, representing the Law, brought the people to the border of the land, but it took a Joshua (God’s salvation) to take them into the land. Divinely commissioned for such a task, he was probably about eighty-five years—my interjection here, Joshua was 93—of age when he assumed command at Shittim. What a saviour he was! How marvelously was he helped to roll away Israel’s reproach and to lead them to possess their possessions! His conquests and victories are typical of all the Lord has made possible for His own. *As a Statesman. What magnanimity and unselfish statesmanship Joshua revealed! Once the division of the land was completed, he carried through the setting up of the Tabernacle, the appointing of the cities of refuge, the arrangement of the Levitical order and service, with the same precision and thoroughness that characterized his other work as Israel’s Premier and leader. *As a Saint. Joshua’s saintliness marked him out as Moses’successor (Deuteronomy 34:9). What a soldier-saint he was! *He was filled with the Spirit of God (Deuteronomy 34:9). *He enjoyed the presence of God (Joshus 1:5; 6:27). *He was indwelt by the word of God (Joshua 1:8). *He was ever obedient to the will of God (Numbers 32:12; Joshua 5:14). No wonder his death at 110 years of age was deeply mourned and his eminent service universally acknowledged! The brief but noble epitaph of the historian is eloquent with meaning, “before Joshua, the servant of the Lord.” Dead, he could yet speak, for the nation continued to serve the Lord all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua (Joshua 24:3).”. These are all Beautiful and Wonderful descriptions of Joshua, and I will never take away all the good, positive and righteous acts of Joshua; but sadly and with somewhat hesitancy, this Pastor and author of this Study, must also bring forth Joshua’s major shortcoming—I would be remiss if I didn’t—as, had Joshua sought Father and His counsel at a critical time, the Priesthood most likely would not have become corrupted. What do I mean and to what am I referring? I am referring to the events which transpired and took place in Joshua 9—(click here)— where we read that just after our forefathers destroyed Jericho and Ai, the six kings of the Canaanite Nations—the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—on this side of the Jordan River gathered themselves together to make war against our forefathers. At the same time, the Hivites of Gibeon heard what our forefathers had done to Jericho and Ai and decided they didn’t want to be as the inhabitants of Jericho and Ai, so they deceitfully came to Joshua and the elders seeking to live among them. They lied as to who they were and where they came from and Joshua and the elders did not seek Father and accepted their lies and made a covenant, league or pact with them that they would not kill them. Three days later they discovered who these Hivites were, but by then it was too late. Again without seeking Father as to what they should now do, they made them temple servants—later called or known as nethinims—drawers of water and cutters of wood for Father’s Altar—Eleazar the High Priest at the time also bears some responsibility in this as he should have objected to what Joshua was doing with them. Once they were assigened to these tasks, after time, the Priests and Levites became lazy and allowed these Hivite nethinim to take on more responsibilities, as time wore on, they actually began fulfilling the role of the Priests and the scribes. Father identified them for us in I Chronicles 2:55—(click here), Jeremiah 24—(click here)— and Jeremiah 35—(click here)—and Jesus told us to learn of them when He told us to “learn the Parable of the Fig Tree” in Matthew 24:32 and Mark 13:28—(click here). I say again, these nethinims took over the Priesthood even through the time of the captivity to the Babylonians, and as Ezra and Nehemiah were leading the large delegation back to Jerusalem to rebuilt the city, they both identified them and then expelled them from the Priesthood—but not from the Nation—you and read of this in Exra 8:15; 9-10; Nehemiah 7:46-73; and 11:3,21. These same nethinim later, when the Priests and Levites again became lazy, re-took over the Priesthood, they were the sopherim—(click here)—and formed the “great counsel,” and were in charge during the time Father walked in the flesh as His Only Begotten Son, Jesus. They were the High Priest, the Pharisees, the Scribes, the Sadduccees, and the “evil fig” who claimed to be of Judah, who Jesus contended with every day He walked in the flesh, it was they who crucified Him, not our forefathers of the House of Judah. † For the etymology of the name Joshua, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Joshua is a compilation of two elements, the first one being the appellative יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu), which in turn are abbreviated forms of the Tetragrammaton יהוה, YHVH, or YAHVEH. The second element of the name Joshua/Jesus comes from the verb ישע (yashaי), meaning to save or deliver: Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary lists יהושע under יהוה and reads Yah Is Salvation. New Open Bible Study Edition NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Yahveh Is Salvation. The name Joshua is the precise reversal of the name Isaiah (ישעיה).”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find the name Joshua is Hebrew word number: H3091, - יְהוֹשׁוּעַo, or יְהוֹשֻׁעַo, - y^ehôshûaיo, or y^ehôshûaיo, - pronounced: yeh-ho-shooי-ah, or yeh-ho-shooי-ah, and means: From H3068 and H3467, Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader: - Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442. Total KJV occurrences: 218.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Savior or whose help is YAH. His name appears in the various forms of Hoshea, Oshea, Jehoshua, Jeshua and Jesus. •The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, (I Chronicles 7:27). He was nearly forty years old—my interjection here, he was 53 during the exodus from Egypt—when he shared in the hurried triumph of the exodus. He is mentioned first in connection with the fight against Amalek at Rephidim, when he was chosen by Moses to lead the Israelites, (Exodus 17:9). Soon afterward he was one of the twelve chiefs who were sent, (Numbers 13:17) to explore the land of Canaan, and one of the two, (Numbers 14:6) who gave an encouraging report of their journey. Moses, shortly before his death, was directed, (Numbers 27:18) to invest Joshua with authority over the people. God himself gave Joshua a charge by the mouth of the dying lawgiver, (Deuteronomy 31:14,23) Under the direction of God again renewed, (Joshua 1:1). Joshua assumed the command of the people at Shittim, sent spies into Jericho, crossed the Jordan, fortified a camp at Gilgal, circumcised the people, kept the passover, and was visited by the Captain of the Lord’s host. A miracle made the fall of Jericho more terrible to the Canaanites. In the great battle of Beth-horon the Amorites were signally routed, and the south country was open to the Israelites. Joshua returned to the camp at Gilgal, master of half of Palestine. He defeated the Canaanites under Jabin king of Hazor. In six years, six tribes, with thirty-one petty chiefs, were conquered. Joshua, now stricken in years, proceeded to make the division of the conquered land. Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim was assigned as Joshua’s peculiar inheritance. After an interval of rest, Joshua convoked an assembly from all Israel. He delivered two solemn addresses, recorded in (Joshua 23:24). He died at the age of 110 years, and was buried in his own city, Timnath-serah. •An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh, in whose land was the stone at which the milch-kine stopped when they drew the ark of God with the offerings of the Philistines from Ekron to Beth-shemesh, (I Samuel 6:14,18) •A governor of the city who gave his name to a gate of Jerusalem, (II Kings 23:8).”.

Israel=For a detailed description of Israel, including his birth, his and the Nation’s history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.

9:3-5 Deception. Proposed.
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Joshua 9:3 And when the inhabitants^H3427 of Gibeon^H1391 (hilly; and, hill city) (ghib-ohnי) heard^H8085 ^(H853) what^H834 Joshua^H3091 had done^H6213 unto Jericho^H3405 (fragrant; and, place of fragrance) (Yer-ee-khoי) and to Ai,^H5857 (a ruin, heap; and, heap of ruins) (ah-yawthי),   —>   These Gibeonites were’t the only ones who heard what Israel had did to Jericho and Ai, Father ensured all the surrounding nations heard, He wanted it broadcast and known.

Inhabitants of Gibeon=These are the Gibeonites, and as we’ll learn when we come to verse v9:7—(click here)—below, the Gibeonites are the Hivites, one of the nations of peoples of Canaan, whom the Israelites were told in Deuteronomy 7:1-2 to utterly destroy, because they had mixed with and mated with the fallen angels. They knew and understood what they had done, and they also knew what Father’s plan for them was, which is why they are now coming deceitfully to Joshua and the elders. When the other Canaanite nations find out what these Gibeonites are doing—we’ll be reading of this in Joshua 10:1-4—they’re going to be quite ticked-off at them and want to destroy them.

Gibeon=Gibeon was approximately six and a half miles south-west of Beth-EL and approximately 8 miles north-west of Jerusalem, it was also where one of the “high places” where they performed illegal worship.
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Gibeon=Gibeon was approximately six and a half miles south-west of Beth-EL and approximately 8 miles north-west of Jerusalem, it lie within the borders given to the Tribe of Benjamin as their inheritance, but sadly, the Tribe of Benjamin failed to “utterly destroy” the city’s inhabitants when they moved into the land. There is quite a bit of history with the city called Gibeon. Our introduction to it and the people thereof—the Hivites, who are descended from Noah’s son Ham and his own mother, this incestuous copulation produced Canaan and then Canaan’s descendants were Sidon, Heth—Heth’s descendants became known as the Hittites—the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgasite, the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite, the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite—these ten nations of peoples are collectively known as “the Canaanites”—occurs right after our forefathers conquered and destroyed the inhabitants of Jericho an Ai. We read in Joshua 9—(click here)—that because these Hivites heard of our forefathers destroying Jericho and Ai, they didn’t want to end up as the people of those two cities; therefore, they devised a scheme whereby they would send a delegation who would lie to Joshua and the elders of Israel—“claiming” they came to them from far away, so far away, that: their clothes were falling off their backs; their shoes were worn-out; and their food was moldy etc.—and try and make a covenant of peace with them. Their lie worked—though Joshua and the elders found out three days later that they had been lied to, though by then it was too late because they already made a covenant with them, though sadly, Joshua never realized the gross error he committed by (1) not first consulting Father; and (2) the result of his putting these Hivites as the Priest and Levites servants, right there at Father’s Altar—as Joshua and the elders of Israel made a covenant with them and allowed them to live among them. When their lie was found out, Joshua and the elders made them servants of the Priests and the Levites, temple servants—nethinims—making them the drawers of water and the hewers of wood. We read in the next Chapter, Joshua 10, of the adverse effects of Joshua and the elders decision of making their covenant with the Gibeonites; as, when Adoni-zedek, the king of the Jebusites—direct cousins to the Hivites—found out what the Hivites had done, that they were living among our forefathers, this angered him, so he contacted four other kings: Hoham, king of Hebron, Piram, king of Jarmuth, Japhia, king of Lachish, and Debir, king of Eglon to wage war against Gibeon. The Hivites now again fearing for their lives came to Joshua and implored them to come to their aid. Knowing they made this league with the Gibeonites, Joshua received word from Father who told him to fear not the Canaanites and he and the elders agreed and set upon these Canaanite kings and their war-fighters “suddenly” during a nighttime raid, while at the same time Father rained down great stones from heaven. Obviously our forefathers prevailed, slaughtering all the war-fighters and capturing the five kings whom they hung on trees. We next read in II Samuel 2—(click here)—that it was at the pool of Gibeon, almost 500 years later, where we find a division in Israel, with Saul’s son Ish-bosheth leading the majority of Israel, and David leading a small contingent, and their respective armies under Generals Abner and Joab, meet and hold a “play of ‘mock-war’o” and the men of both sides grabbing their counterpart by the beard and thrusting them through with their swords. This brought about a larger conflict with David’s army putting Ish-bosheth’s army on the run. David’s nephew Asahel caught up with General Abner who told he was no match for the General, however Asahel wouldn’t listen and charged, Abner had no choice but to defend himself and he slew Asahel. Some time later Joab and his brother Abishi, brothers to Asahel, caught up with Abner in Gibeon and they together slew Abner. The city of Gibeon remained a ritualistic hotspot; as upon the return of Father’s Ark from the Philistines and David’s first attempt to bring it home had failed, David then moved the Ark of the Covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem—I Chronicles 15:25—(click here)—but the tabernacle and the Holy things which went inside remained at the high place of Gibeon as we read in 1 Chronicles 16:39—(click here), 21:29 (click here), 2 Chronicles 1:3 (click here), and 1:13 (click here). There are several more accounts of things which happened with our forefathers at Gibeon, but I’ll move on to the etymology now. † For the etymology of the name Gibeon, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Gibeon comes from the root גבע and is probably related to the noun גבעה (gibeah), meaning hill: The ון (waw nun) upon which our name ends is a common way to quantify the core idea of a root into a unit that acts out the verb. The name Gibeon literally means Hill Town (New Open Bible Study Edition [NOBSE] Study Bible Name List) or High Hill (Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names). Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary does not offer an interpretation of the name Gibeon but does list it under the root גבע.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find the name Gibeon is Hebrew word number: H1391, - גּבעון, - gibיôni, - pronounced: ghib-ohnי, and means: From the same as H1387; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine: - Gibeon. Total KJV occurrences: 37.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Hill city. One of the four, cities of the Hivites, the inhabitants of which made a league with Joshua Joshua 9:3-15, and thus escaped the fate of Jericho and Ai, compare Joshua 11:19. Gibeon lay within the territory of Benjamin Joshua 18:25, and with its “suburbs” was allotted to the priests Joshua 21:17, of whom it became afterwards a principal station. It retains its ancient name almost intact, el-Jib. Its distance from Jerusalem by the main road is about 6 1/2 miles; but there is a more direct road reducing it to five miles..”

Jericho=For a detailed description of Jericho, including the strongholds history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.
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Ai=Ai was one of the Canaanite royal cities, it lie east of Bethel and “beside Beth-aven”—Joshua 7:2; 8:9. Just about everything written in Father’s Word concerning Ai is found in Joshua 8, But we first read in Joshua 7:1-5, that as Father was leading our forefathers into the Promised Land, they came to Ai, let’s turn to Joshua 7: Joshua 7:1 But the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 committed^H4603 a trespass^H4604 in the accursed thing:^H2764 for Achan,^H5912 the son^H1121 of Carmi,^H3756 the son^H1121 of Zabdi,^H2067 the son^H1121 of Zerah,^H2226 of the tribe^H4294 of Judah,^H3063 took^H3947 of^H4480 the accursed thing:^H2764 and the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734 against the children^H1121 of Israel.^H3478   —>   Our forefathers had just destroyed Jericho which Father had given into their hand. They were to take and gold and silver which they recovered from the people of Jericho and give it into the treasury of Father’s Sanctuary. However, Achan had seen and kept for himself a gold bar, some silver and a Babylonianish priests robe. He brought them back into the camp and hid them by burying them in the earth in his tent. Father knew what he had done and He was now going to hold our forefathers to account because of it — punishment was due. [7:2] And Joshua^H3091 sent^H7971 men^H376 from Jericho^H4480 ^H3405 to Ai,^H5857 which^H834 is beside^H5973 Beth-aven,^H1007 on the east side^H4480 ^H6924 of Beth-el,^H1008 and spake^H559 unto^H413 them, saying,^H559 “Go up^H5927 and view^H7270 ^(H853) the country.”^H776 And the men^H376 went up^H5927 and viewed^H7270 ^(H853) Ai.^H5857   —>   Joshua sent the war-fighters who had just returned from destroying Jericho, up to view Ai and see what they could see. [7:3] And they returned^H7725 to^H413 Joshua,^H3091 and said^H559 unto^H413 him, “Let not^H408 all^H3605 the People^H5971 go up;^H5927 but let about two^H505 or^H176 three^H7969 thousand^H505 men^H376 go up^H5927 and smite^H5221 ^(H853) Ai;^H5857 and make not^H408 ^(H853) all^H3605 the People^H5971 to labour^H3021 thither;^H8033 for^H3588 they^H1992 are but few.”^H4592   —>   So, unlike when they first sent out the spies back in Numbers 13—(click here)—where they came back with that evil report and said there were giants in the land, so they could not enter; here, they tell Joshua that the people of Ai are few in number, therefore, they don’t even need to send in their whole army of war-fighters, they only need to send in a Company or Batallion of war-fighters. Sadly for them, they don’t know what Achan has done, and they also don’t know Father is about to dish out some punishment upon them. [7:4] So there went up^H5927 thither^H8033 of^H4480 the People^H5971 about three^H7969 thousand^H505 men:^H376 and they fled^H5127 before^H6440 the men^H376 of Ai.^H5857 [7:5] And the men^H376 of Ai^H5857 smote^H5221 of^H4480 them about thirty^H7970 and six^H8337 men:^H376 for they chased^H7291 them from before^H6440 the gate^H8179 even unto^H5704 Shebarim,^H7671 and smote^H5221 them in the going down:^H4174 wherefore the hearts^H3824 of the People^H5971 melted,^H4549 and became^H1961 as water.^H4325   —>   Fortunately for them, it was only a small number of 36 war-fighters who lost their lives. When the remainder of the war-fighters returned and told Joshua what happened, Josua fell on his face and sought Father as to why He allowed this to come to pass. Father in the next few verses of this Chapter tells Joshua of what Achan has done and what must be done with him and his family who knew and assisted in his keeping it hidden. We then come to Joshua 8 where we read of the victory which Father gave to our forefathers over Ai. The city was taken and burned, it was left a heap of ruins, the inhabitants, twelve thousand in number, were put to death, the king captured, hanged and then buried under a heap of stones at the gate of the ruined city, only the cattle being kept as spoil by our forefathers. The fall of Ai gave our forefathers entrance to the heart of the Promised Land, the land of Canaan, where at once they became established, Beth-el and other towns in the vicinity seeming to have yielded without a struggle. Ai was rebuilt at some later period by the People of the Tribe of Benjamin. † for the etymology of the Ai, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Ai comes from the verb עוה i(יawa), meaning to bend or twist to a point of destruction: Note that this name Ai is spelled in most cases with the prefix ה (he) — which is either the definite article (“the”), or else the particle of direction (“towards the”) or ascription (“of the”) — including at its first appearance in Genesis 12:8: העי: The Ruin, or Toward Ruin. Nehemiah uses an Aramaic feminine form עיא in Nehemiah 11:31, and Isaiah uses a Hebrew feminine form עית in Isaiah 10:28. For a meaning of the name Ai, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads Ruin and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names offers the rather elaborate A Heap Of Ruins. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary neither translates the name Ai nor places it under the root discussed above. This probably means that BDB doesn’t think that the name Ai technically derives from the verb עוה, but a Hebrew audience, especially one without any etymologists, would indubitably make the link without reservations.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that the name Ai is Hebrew word number: H5857, עַיi, עַיָּאi, or עַיָּתi, - יayi, יayâ'i, or יayâth, - pronounced: ahיeei, ah-yawיi, or ah-yawthיi, and means: For H5856; a ruin, Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine: - Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai. Total KJV occurrences: 40.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Heap of ruins. A city lying east of Bethel and “beside Bethaven,” (Joshua 7:2; 8:9). It was the second city taken by Israel after the passage of the Jordan, and was “utterly destroyed,” (Joshua 7:3-5; 8:1; Joshua 9:3; 10:1,2, 12:9). A city of the Ammonites, apparently attached to Heshbon, (Jeremiah 49:3).”.
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Joshua 9:4 They^H1992 did work^H6213 wilily,^H6195 and went^H1980 and made as if they had been ambassadors,^H6737 and took^H3947 old^H1087 sacks^H8242 upon their asses,^H2543 and wine^H3196 bottles,^H4997 old,^H1087 and rent,^H1234 and bound up;^H6887   —>   First off, notice the semi-colon at the end of this verse, indicating, that the verse continues into the next.

Wilily=Let’s check out this word “wilily” in our strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H6195, - ערמהi, - יormâh pronounced - or-mawי, and means: Feminine of H6193; trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion: - guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom. Total KJV occurrences: 5. — in the next few verses we'll read of their trickery. Had we traced the word “wilily,” its Strong’s Hebrew word number, and one of it’s definitions: “subtilty,” back towards its Prime, we would find this “subtilty” is the same as satan used against Eve in the Garden of Eden, it is Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H6175, - עָרוּםi, - יârûm, - pronounced: aw-roomי, and means: Passive participle of H6191; cunning (usually in a bad sense): - crafty, prudent, subtil. Total KJV occurrences: 11.. These deceiving Hivites are going to pretend to want to worship Father YHVH; however, all they are really doing is trying to save themselves from being killed like Father had instructed Joshua and our forefathers to do to them.
1A5
Joshua 9:5 And old^H1087 shoes^H5275 and clouted^H2921 upon their feet,^H7272 and old^H1087 garments^H8008 upon^H5921 them; and all^H3605 the bread^H3899 of their provision^H6718 was dry^H3001 and mouldy.^H5350   —>   Notice in verse v9:4 that they started being deceitful by making “as if they had been ambassadors.” Well, here in this verse, they continue their lying by saying that they came from so far away that even their shoes and clothing are worn out.

9:6-8 League. Proposed.
1A6
Joshua 9:6 And they went^H1980 to^H413 Joshua^H3091 unto^H413 the camp^H4264 at Gilgal,^H1537 (wheel; and, a wheel, or rolling) (ghil-gawlי) and said^H559 unto^H413 him, and to^H413 the men^H376 of Israel,^H3478 “We be come^H935 from a far country:^H4480 ^H776 ^H7350 now^H6258 therefore make^H3772 ye a league^H1285 with us.”   —>   …We be come from a far country…=Yeah, they came from a far country alright, they came from the city right from within the boundry of the Promised Land. They rolled all the clothes and bread in the dirt to make it appear to be old and worn out in order to fool Joshua and our forefathers that they came from a far away place.
Gilgal
Gilgal=There is extensive history with our forefathers and Gilgal. After leaving Egypt and wandering the wilderness for 40 years; after the death of Miriam, Aaron and Moses, Joshua led our forefathers across the Jordan River and stepped onto dry land in Gilgal on the tenth day of the first month. Gilgal was where they set the twelve stones which they had picked up and brought out from the Jordan River—with which they made an Altar to Father—they made their first encampment on the west side of the Jordan River; where they circumsized themselves—which was quite remarkable as it thus showed their trust in Father, as they were now in enemy territory with their backs against the Jordan River, and Joshua incapaciated his entire army in obedience to Father—they held the first Passover in the Promised Land—after the Passover, they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread which ended on the 21^st day of the month at even, which was exactly forty years from the day they left Egypt—ate of the old corn, and then next day, the Manna from heaven ceased and they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan from that day forward. Gilgal was where Father’s Tabernacle stayed until they moved it to Shiloh—where it remained until taken by the Philistines some 400 hundred years later—Gilgal was later given to the Tribe of Naphtali as part of their inheritance. † For the etymology of the name Gilgal, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Gilgal comes from the Hebrew verb גלל (galal), meaning to roll. After Joshua had circumcised Israel, God said that he had rolled away the reproach of Egypt, and the place where he had done this was called Gilgal ever since (Joshua 5:9). Note that the name Gilgal is spelled the same as the nouns galgal and gilgal that were derived of the verb galal: For a meaning of the name Gilgal, Harris Archer Waltke (HAW) Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament gingerly reads A Circle Of Stones (?) (their question mark); Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary renders (Sacred) Circle Of Stones. New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List says A Circle, A Wheel, and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names, contrary as ever, reads Liberty, Rolling Away.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Gilgal is Hebrew word number: H1537, - גּלגּל, - gilgâl, - pronounced: ghil-gawlי, and means: The same as H1536 (with the article as a properly noun); wheel, Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine: - Gilgal. See also H1019. Total KJV occurrences: 41.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “A wheel, rolling. The site of the first camp of the Israelites on the west of the Jordan, the place at which they passed the first night after crossing the river, and where the twelve stones were set up which had been taken from the bed of the stream Joshua 4:19,20, compare with Joshua 4:3 where also they kept the first passover in the land of Canaan Joshua 5:10. It was “in the east border of Jericho,” apparently on a hillock or rising ground Joshua 5:3, compare with Joshua 5:9. In the Arboth-Jericho (Authorized Version “the plains”), that is, the hot depressed district of the Ghor which lay between the town and the Jordan Joshua 5:10.”.
1A7
Joshua 9:7 And the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto^H413 the Hivites,^H2340 (see Hivites above [click here]) “Peradventure^H194 ye^H859 dwell^H3427 among^H7130 us; and how^H349 shall we make^H3772 a league^H1285 with you?”   —>   Rightfully so, our forefathers were suspicious and didn’t trust these “ambassadors,” so they asked the Hivites why they should make a peaceful covenant with them.
1A8
Joshua 9:8 And they said^H559 unto^H413 Joshua,^H3091 “We^H587 are thy servants.”^H5650 And Joshua^H3091 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Who^H4310 are ye?^H859 and from whence^H4480 ^H370 come^H935 ye?”   —>   Joshua knew they had no servants, he knew there is something that just isn’t quite right here, but he cannot yet put his finger on it. But, did he and\or the High Priest, the Priests or Levites, or any of the elders say; wait, let’s first seek and consult with Father? Sadly, no they did not.

9:9-11 Deception carried out.
1A9
Joshua 9:9 And they said^H559 unto^H413 him, (listen to the Hivites’ lies) “From a very far country^H4480 ^H776 ^H3966 ^H7350 thy servants^H5650 are come^H935 because of the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 thy God:^H430 for^H3588 we have heard^H8085 the fame^H8089 of Him, and all^H3605 that^H834 He did^H6213 in Egypt,^H4714 (land of the copts; and, land of the copts) (mits-rahי-yim)
—>   Of course they heard, that was Father’s plan all along when He brought our forefathers out of Egypt, He wanted the whole world to hear what He was doing, and to know that it was He. He wanted to whole world to know that He is the YHVH of Israel. That was exactly what David told Goliath as he faced him on the battlefield as we can read of in I Samuel 17—(click here)—where we read: I Samuel 17:45 Then said^H559 David^H1732 to^H413 the Philistine,^H6430 “Thou^H859 comest^H935 to^H413 me with a sword,^H2719 and with a spear,^H2595 and with a shield:^H3591 but I^H595 come^H935 to^H413 thee in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of the armies^H4634 of Israel,^H3478 whom^H834 thou hast defied.^H2778 [17:46] This^H2088 day^H3117 will the LORD^H3068 deliver^H5462 thee into mine hand;^H3027 and I will smite^H5221 thee, and take^H5493 ^(H853) thine head^H7218 from^H4480 ^H5921 thee; and I will give^H5414 the carcases^H6297 of the host^H4264 of the Philistines^H6430 this^H2088 day^H3117 unto the fowls^H5775 of the air,^H8064 and to the wild beasts^H2416 of the earth;^H776 that all^H3605 the earth^H776 may know^H3045 that^H3588 there is^H3426 a God^H430 in Israel.^H3478.

The LORD=This Title of Father as used here in this verse, is Father in His Role of יְהֹוָה, YHVH—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices: YHVH, YAHVEH, or YEHOVAH—the sacred and personal name of Father. While Elohim is God as the Creator of all things, YEHOVAH is the same God in covenant relation to those whom He has created (compare II Chronicles 18:31). YEHOVAH means the Eternal, the Immutable One, He Who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. The Divine definition is given in Genesis 21:33. He is especially, therefore, the God of Israel; and the God of those who are redeemed, and are thus now “in Christ”. We can say “My God,” but not “My YEHOVAH,” for YEHOVAH is “MY God.”.

God=As used in this verse, this is אלהים, ELOHIM—from Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible Appendices,: ELOHIM—the genus God, in other words, Father in His role of Creator of all things. From Dr. Bullinger’s Companion Bible, Appendix 4: “ELOHIM occurs 2,700 times. Its first occurrence connects it with creation, and gives it its essential meaning as the Creator. It indicates His relation to mankind as His creatures (see note on II Chronicles 18:31, where it stands in contrast with YEHOVAH as indicating covenant relationship). ELOHIM is God the Son, the living “WORD” with creature form to create (John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-17; Revelation 3:14); and later, with human form to redeem (John 1:14). “Begotten of His Father before all worlds; born of His mother, in the world.” In this creature form He appeared to the Patriarchs, a form not temporarily assumed.”. Dr. Bullinger further notes in his Companion notes to this verse, that “(with Art.) = the [true] God.”.

Egypt=For a detailed description of Egypt, including the nations history, the etymology of the name, the Strong’s Concordance definition of the name, and the Smith’s Bible Dictionary information, click here.
1A10
Joshua 9:10 And all^H3605 that^H834 He did^H6213 to the two^H8147 kings^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 that^H834 were beyond^H5676 Jordan,^H3383 to Sihon^H5511 (tempestuous; and, warrior) (see-khoneי) king^H4428 of Heshbon,^H2809 (contrivance; and, stronghold) (khesh-boneי) and to Og^H5747 (round; and, long-necked) (ogue) king^H4428 of Bashan,^H1316 (fruitful; and, light soil) (baw-shawnי) which^H834 was at Ashtaroth.^H6252 (increase; and, a star) (ash-taw-rothי).   —>   Yeah, they heard alright, and they didn’t want the same treatment done to them. Why did Father do this and want our forefathers to utterly destroy them? It all goes back to Genesis 6—(click here)—and the people mating with the fallen angels who were trying to corrupt the seedline through which He—Father—would come through and be born in the flesh.
Sihon
Sihon=Sihon was the king of the Amorites—to read of the Amorites (click here)—as our forefathers were first moving into the Promised Land. We read in Numbers 21—click (here)—that before entering into Heshbon—the beginning of Sihon’s territory—our forefathers first sent to Sihon seeking permission to cross his lands, telling him that they would neither drink any of his water, nor turn into his fields, nor into his vineyards; but, would pass straight through along the highway until they be past Sihon’s borders. Sihon refused our forefathers passage and immediately gathered his army to make war against our forefathers. Our forefathers put a whoopin on Sihon and his war-fighters and possessed all the Amorites lands. Every other mention of Sihon in Father’s word is in past tense, meaning, every other mention is of our forefathers destroying him and taking possession of his lands. † Abarim Publications does not provide an etymology for the name Sihon, as such, neither can I. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Sihon is Hebrew word number: H5511, - סיחוןi, or סיחן, - sı̂ychôn, or sı̂ychôn, - pronounced: see-khoneי, or see-khoneי, and means: From the same as H5477; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king: - Sihon. Total KJV occurrences: 37.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “King of the Amorites when Israel arrived on the borders of the promised land Numbers 21:21. Shortly before the time of Israel’s arrival he had dispossessed the Moabites of a splendid territory, driving them south of the natural bulwark of the Amen, ibid—for those who don’t know what ibid means, [click here])—Numbers 21:26-29. When the Israelite host appeared, he did not hesitate or temporize like Balak, but at once gathered his people together and attacked them. But the battle was his last. He and all his host were destroyed, and their district from Amen to Jabbok became at once the possession of the conqueror.”.
Heshbon
Heshbon=The name Heshbon did not live up to it’s meaning according to the Smith’s Bible Dictionary meaning, which has “stronghold” as it”s meaning. At one point it may have been a stronghold, however, upon our forefathers entry into the Promised Land, Moses sent a request to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruler over the city—Heshbon was Sihon’s royal city—requesting to pass through his lands, telling Sihon that our forefathers would neither drink any of his water, nor turn into his fields, nor into his vineyards; but, would pass straight through along the highway until they be past Sihon’s borders. Sihon refused our forefathers passage, and immediately gathered his army to make war against our forefathers. Our forefathers put a whoopin on Sihon and his war-fighters and possessed all the Amorites lands. Heshbon lay on the southern border of Gad—Joshua 13:26—and was one of the cities fortified by Reuben—Numbers 32:37—(click here). It is reckoned among the cities of Gad given to the Merarite Levites—Joshua 21:39. Every other mention of Heshbon in Father’s word is in past tense, meaning, every other mention is of our forefathers destroying Sihon and his war-fighters and taking possession of his lands. † For the etymology of the name Heshbon, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Heshbon comes from the verb חשב (hashab) and is identical to the noun חשבון (heshbon): The noun חשבון (heshbon) denotes a society’s entire collection of practical skills and technologies, which exists separate from the body of scientific knowledge of observable reality, and philosophical and metaphysical knowledge of the unseen. This noun is used three times in the Bible: Proverbs 7:27 reads “... adding one thing to another to find חשבון (heshbon)”. In Ecclesiastes 7:25 and 9:10 this word is coupled with wisdom (חכמה, hokma) and knowledge (דעת, daיat). For a meaning of the name Heshbon, New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List reads Intelligence and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Reason. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary does not translate this name but does confirm that it is identical to the noun חשבון (heshbon).”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Heshbon is Hebrew word number: H2809, - חֶשְׁבּוֹן, - cheshbôn, - pronounced: khesh-boneי, and means: The same as H2808; contrivance; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan: - Heshbon. Total KJV occurrences: 38.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Stronghold. The capital city of Sihon king of the Amorites, (Numbers 21:26). It stood on the western border of the high plain—Mishor, (Joshua 13:17)—and on the boundary line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The ruins of Hesban, 20 miles east of the Jordan, on the parallel of the northern end of the Dead Sea mark the site, as they bear the name; of the ancient Heshbon. There are many cisterns among the ruins, compare (Song of Solomon 7:4).”.
Og
Og=We read in Deuteronomy 3:11 concerning his stature: Deuteronomy 3:11 (For^H3588 only^H7535 Og^H5747 king^H4428 of Bashan^H1316 remained^H7604 of the remnant^H4480 ^H3499 of giants;^H7497 behold,^H2009 his bedstead^H6210 was a bedstead^H6210 of iron;^H1270 is it^H1931 not^H3808 in Rabbath^H7237 of the children^H1121 of Ammon?^H5983 nine^H8672 cubits^H520 was the length^H753 thereof, and four^H702 cubits^H520 the breadth^H7341 of it, after the cubit^H520 of a man.)^H376   —>   Thus making this giant’s bedstand approximately 13 1/2-18 feet long—let’s put some context to this, think of a Basketball Court and its hoop, the hoop is 10 high, that means that Og’s head was between 3 1/2 and 8 feet above the basketball rim, think on this, we stand looking up at the rim, standing flat-footed, Og was looking down on the rim—by 6-8 feet wide. Anyway, after our forefathers route of Sihon and the Amorites, they turned to go to Bashan and there met Og and his fellow giants. Father told Moses and our forefathers that they were to not fear Og and his war-fighters, as He was giving them into their hand. Father did as Promised and our forefathers thoroughly routed and destroyed Og and his fellow Amorite war-fighters, and then took possession of their lands. † Abarim Publications does not give an etymology for the name Og, as such neither can I. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Og is Hebrew word number: H5747, - עוֹגi, - יôg, - pronounced: ogue, and means: Probably from H5746; round; Og, a king of Bashan: - Og. Total KJV occurrences: 22.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “giant, literally, long-necked. An Amoritish king of Bashan, whose rule extended over sixty cities, (Joshua 13:12). He was one of the last representatives of the giant race of Rephaim, and was, with his children and his people, defeated and exterminated by the Israelites at Edrei immediately after the conquest of Sihon, (Numbers 32:33; 3:1-13. Also (1:4; 4:47; 31:4; Joshua 2:10; 9:10; 13:12,30). The belief in Og’s enormous stature is corroborated by an allusion to his iron bedstead preserved in “Rabbath of the children of Ammon,” (Deuteronomy 3:11).”.
Bashan
Bashan=The name “Bashan” often occurs with the article, “the Bashan,” to describe the kingdom of Og, the most northerly part of the land East of the Jordan. It stretched from the border of Gilead in the South to the slopes of Hermon in the North. Hermon itself is never definitely included in Bashan, although Og is said to have ruled in that mountain—Joshua 12:5; and Joshua 13:11. In Deuteronomy 3:10, the cities Salecah and Edrei seem to indicate the East and West limits respectively. This would agree with Joshua 12:5, and Joshua 13:11, which seem to make the cities of Geshur and Maacath the western boundary of Bashan. If this were so, then these unconquered peoples literally “dwelt in the midst of our forefathers.” On the other hand Deuteronomy 4:47 may mean that the Jordan formed the western boundary; while Deuteronomy 33:22 makes Bashan extend to the springs of the Jordan. If Golan lay in the district in which its name is still preserved—el Jaulan—this also brings it to the lip of the Jordan valley—Deuteronomy 4:43—thus we have the territory of Bashan identified. We next read concerning Bashan, in Numbers 21:33—(click here)—that, immediately following our forefathers route of Sihon and the Amorites, they turned to go to Bashan, and there met Og and his fellow giants. Father told Moses and our forefathers that they were to not fear Og and his war-fighters, as He was giving them into their hand. Father did as Promised and our forefathers thoroughly routed and destroyed Og and his fellow Amorite war-fighters, and then took possession of their lands. Later, after securing all the Promised Land and dividing them to our forefathers as their inheritance, Bashan was given to the Tribe of Manasseh, and we read in Deuteronomy 4:40-43, that Moses severed three cities on the East side of the Jordan River in order that they become sanctuary cities—a city where someone who was involved with the death of another Israelite could flee in safety until his case could be heard—Golan in Bashan was one of those places. † Abarim Publications does not provide an etymology for the name Bashan, as such, neither can I. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Bashan is Hebrew word number: H1316, - בָּשָׁןi, - bâshân, - pronounced: baw-shawnי, and means: Of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan: - Bashan. Total KJV occurrences: 60.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Fruitful. A district on the east of Jordan. It is sometimes spoken of as the “land of Bashan,” (I Chronicles 5:11) and compare Numbers 21:33; 32:33. And sometimes as “all Bashan,” (Deuteronomy 3:10,13; Joshua 12:5; 13:12,30). It was taken by the children of Israel after their conquest of the land of Sihon from Arnon to Jabbok. The limits of Bashan are very strictly defined. It extended from the “border of Gilead” on the south to Mount Hermon on the north, (Deuteronomy 3:3,10,14; Joshua 12:5; I Chronicles 5:23), and from the Arabah or Jordan valley on the west to Salchah (Sulkhad) and the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites on the east, (Joshua 12:3-5; Deuteronomy 3:10). This important district was bestowed on the half-tribe of Manasseh, (Joshua 13:29-31) together with “half Gilead.” This country is now full of interesting ruins, which have lately been explored and from which much light has been thrown upon Bible times. See Porter’s “Giant Cities of Bashan.””.
Ashtaroth
Ashtaroth=We in Numbers 21:33—(click here)—that, immediately following our forefathers route of Sihon and the Amorites, they turned to go to Bashan, and there met Og and his fellow Amorite giants. Father told Moses and our forefathers that they were to not fear Og and his war-fighters, as He was giving them into their hand. Father did as Promised, and our forefathers thoroughly routed and destroyed Og’s war-fighters at the entrance of Bashan, they then moved on to destroy his war-fighters in Edrei, and then encountered Og himself along with his fellow Amorite war-fighters at Ashtaroth—which we read of in Joshua 9:10—(click here)—where they again utterly destroyed them and then took possession of their lands. Later, after securing all the Promised Land and dividing them to our forefathers as their inheritance, Bashan, which included the city of Ashtaroth, was given to the Tribe of Manasseh, and particularly to the family of Machir as we read in Joshua 13:31. † For the etymology of the name Ashtaroth, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “Our name Ashtaroth is commonly spelled עשתרות but the shorter form עשתרת is applied once to Og’s hometown (Deuteronomy 1:4) and once to a plural of Ashtoreth (I Samuel 7:4). There was also a place called Ashtaroth. It was situated in Gilead, and was the hometown of king Og of Bashan, who was defeated by Israel under Moses (Deuteronomy 1:4, Joshua 9:10). King Og was the last of the giant Rephaim (Joshua 12:4, 13:12) and the Rephaim were defeated once before, during the War of Four Against Five Kings, when they lived in a place called Ashteroth-karnaim (Genesis 14:5). Some scholars assume that Ashtaroth and Ashteroth-karnaim are the same place, but there is no evidence for this either way. When the promised land was divided, Ashtaroth was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, and particularly to the family of Machir (Joshua 13:31). The Chronicler additionally reports that Manasseh subsequently gave Ashtaroth to the Gershomites (I Chronicles 6:71).”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Ashtaroth is Hebrew word number: H6252, - עַשְׁתָּרוֹתi, or עַשְׁתָּרֹתi, - יashtârôthi, or יashtârôthi, - pronounced: ash-taw-rothיi, or ash-taw-rothיi, and means: Plural of H6251; increase; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan: - Ashtaroth, Astaroth. See also H1045, H6253, H6255. Total KJV occurrences: 12.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “A star. A city on the east of Jordan in Bashan, in the kingdom of Og, doubtless so called from being a seat of the worship of the goddess of the same name, (Deuteronomy 1:4; Joshua 9:10; 12:4; 13:12).”.

9:11 League proposed.
1A11
Joshua 9:11 Wherefore our elders^H2205 and all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of our country^H776 spake^H559 to^H413 us, saying,^H559 ‘Take^H3947 victuals^H6720 with you^H3027 for the journey,^H1870 and go^H1980 to meet^H7125 them, and say^H559 unto^H413 them, ‘We^H587 are your servants:’i’^H5650 therefore now^H6258 make^H3772 ye a league^H1285 with us.   —>   The word servant which they use here is in the Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H5650, - עֶבֶדi, - יebed, - pronounced: ehי-bed, and means: From H5647; a servant: - X bondage, bondman, [bond-] servant, (man-) servant. Total KJV occurrences: 800.. So, as we see, they are telling our forefathers, that they’re their bondsmen, they are their servants. What did they tell Jesus as He was contending with their descendants in John 8? Let’s turn there and read it for ourselves: John 8:1 ^(G1161)Jesus^G2424 went^G4198 unto^G1519 the^G3588 mount^G3735 of Olives.^G1636 [8:2] And^G1161 early in the morning^G3722 He came^G3854 again^G3825 into^G1519 the^G3588 temple,^G2411 and^G2532 all^G3956 the^G3588 people^G2992 came^G2064 unto^G4314 Him;^G846 and^G2532 He sat down,^G2523 and taught^G1321 them.^G846 [8:3] And^G1161 the^G3588 scribes^G1122 and^G2532 Pharisees^G5330 brought^G71 unto^G4314 Him^G846 a woman^G1135 taken^G2638 in^G1722 adultery;^G3430 and^G2532 when they had set^G2476 her^G846 in^G1722 the midst,^G3319   —>   I’m only bringing in these three verses to show you who He was contending with: the scribes—to read my commentary\description of who these scribes were, click: here—and the pharisees. Let’s skip down to verse v8:33: [8:33] They answered^G611 Him,^G846 “We be^G2070 Abraham’s^G11 seed,^G4690 and^G2532 were never in bondage^G1398 ^G4455 to any man:^G3762 how^G4459 sayest^G3004 Thou,^G4771 ‘Ye shall be made^G1096 free?’i”^G1658   —>   So, which of these is lying? That is all the have; lies, deception and hypocrisy—just like the demoncrat party of today, 2023, and just like their father satan, the father of all lies. Let’s look at three different words they use here: “never; “bondage;” and “free.” The word never is in the Strong’s Concordance, Greek word number: G4455, - πώποτε, - pōpote, - pronounced: poי-pot-e, and means: From G4452 and G4218; at any time, that is, (with negative particle) at no time: - at any time, + never (. . . to any man), + yet never man. Total KJV occurrences: 6.. Now let’s look at bondage, and we find it is Strong’s Greek word number: G1398, - δουλεύω, - douleuō, - pronounced: dool-yooי-o, and means: From G1401; to be a slave to (literally or figuratively, involuntarily or voluntarily): - be in bondage, (do) serve (-ice). Total KJV occurrences: 25.. And now, free, it is Strong’s Greek word number: G1658, - ἐλεύθερος, - eleutheros, - pronounced: el-yooי-ther-os, and means: Probably from the alternate of G2064, unrestrained (to go at pleasure), that is, (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (generally) exempt (from obligation or liability): - free (man, woman), at liberty. Total KJV occurrences: 23.. So, as we see, there is no truth in them.

More lies coming up.

9:12-13 Deception
    successful.
1A12
Joshua 9:12 This^H2088 our bread^H3899 we took hot^H2525 for our provision^H6679 out of our houses^H4480 ^H1004 on the day^H3117 we came forth^H3318 to go^H1980 unto^H413 you; but now,^H6258 behold,^H2009 it is dry,^H3001 and it is^H1961 mouldy:^H5350
1A13
Joshua 9:13 And these^H428 bottles^H4997 of wine,^H3196 which^H834 we filled,^H4390 were new;^H2319 and, behold,^H2009 they be rent:^H1234 and these^H428 our garments^H8008 and our shoes^H5275 are become old^H1086 by reason of the very^H3966 long^H4480 ^H7230 journey.”^H1870   —>   More lies as they came from the next town over, a town from within the lands Israel had just taken possession of, they didn’t come from far off at all. It was all to gain access to our forefathers’ camp, and also so that they wouldn’t be killed. I’m sure it never crossed their minds how successful their deception would be, that they would end up with the Priests and Levites.

9:14-15 League made.
1A14
Joshua 9:14 And the men^H376 took^H3947 of their victuals,^H4480 ^H6718 and asked^H7592 not^H3808 counsel at the mouth^H6310 of the LORD.^H3068   —>   Joshua and the elders just took what these Hivites presented, they took them at their word and never questioned whether what they were being told was true, they never sought Father’s counsel on this matter, they just took action on their own.What a huge gross error on their part.
1A15
Joshua 9:15 And Joshua^H3091 made^H6213 peace^H7965 with them, and made^H6213 a league^H1285 with them, to let them live:^H2421 and the princes^H5387 of the congregation^H5712 sware^H7650 unto them.   —>   …made a league with them…=This means that Joshua and our forefathers solemnized a covenant or contract with the sworn enemy to not kill them. They completely disregarded what Father had commanded them — to utterly destroy them as He commanded in Deuteronomy 7:1-2 and Deuteronomy 20:16-17; let’s read them: Deuteronomy 7:1 When^H3588 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall bring^H935 thee into^H413 the land^H776 whither^H834 ^H8033 thou^H859 goest^H935 to possess^H3423 it, and hath cast out^H5394 many^H7227 nations^H1471 before^H4480 ^H6440 thee, the Hittites,^H2850 and the Girgashites,^H1622 and the Amorites,^H567 and the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Perizzites,^H6522 and the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites,^H2983 seven^H7651 nations^H1471 greater^H7227 and mightier^H6099 than^H4480 thou; [7:2] And when the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall deliver^H5414 them before^H6440 thee; thou shalt smite^H5221 them, and utterly destroy^H2763 ^H2763 them; thou shalt make^H3772 no^H3808 covenant^H1285 with them, nor^H3808 shew mercy^H2603 unto them:, and now Deuteronomy 20:16 But^H7535 of the cities^H4480 ^H5892 of these^H428 people,^H5971 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 doth give^H5414 thee for an inheritance,^H5159 thou shalt save alive^H2421 nothing^H3808 ^H3605 that breatheth:^H5397 [20:17] But^H3588 thou shalt utterly destroy^H2763 ^H2763 them; namely, the Hittites,^H2850 and the Amorites,^H567 the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Perizzites,^H6522 the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites;^H2983 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath commanded^H6680 thee:. Yes, it was made under false pretenses on the enemies part, but it was still a contract which our forefathers know they will have to live with and uphold. Joshua and the rest of our forefathers of this time will never know the long-lasting negative consequences of their actions.

9:16-17 Deception
    discovered.
1A16
Joshua 9:16 And it came to pass^H1961 at the end^H4480 ^H7097 of three^H7969 days^H3117 after^H310 ^H834 they had made^H3772 a league^H1285 with them, that they heard^H8085 that^H3588 they^H1992 were their^H413 neighbours,^H7138 and that they^H1992 dwelt^H3427 among^H7130 them.   —>   It didn’t take too long before our forefathers heard that these Hivites were in actuality — their next door neighbors, they came from within their own territory. So, now what will our forefathers do?
1A17
Joshua 9:17 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 journeyed,^H5265 and came^H935 unto^H413 their cities^H5892 on the third^H7992 day.^H3117 Now their cities^H5892 were Gibeon,^H1391 and Chephirah,^H3716 (the village (always with the article); and, the hamlet) (kef-ee-rawי) and Beeroth,,^H881 (wells; and, wells) (be-ay-rohthי) and Kirjath-jearim.^H7157(flooring that is, building; a city; and, City of forests) (keer-yathי yeh-aw-reemי)   —>   The lie is out, the deceit laid bare, it is only a three days journey to get to their cities — not nearly enough time for their bread to get mouldy, or their clothes to wear out. What will our forefathers do now? Remember, they already made—without first consulting Father—that covenant with them that they would not kill them.
Chephirah
Chephirah=Chephirah was one of four cities—the other three were Gibeon, Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim—which as we read of in Joshua 9:17—(click here)—that Joshua and our forefathers traveled to, right after they were deceived and lied to concerning where the Hivites—who came to them claiming they came from a far away land and wanted to make a covenant with them because—here they didn’t lie—they heard what our forefathers had done to all the people of the other lands as they were entering into the Promised Land, and they didn’t want to die—came from, they very quickly realized they had been lied to; but, by the time they arrived in Chephirah, it was already too late to do anything to the lying Hivites, as they had already made a covenant with them that they would not kill them. † For the etymology of the name Chephirah, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Chephirah derives from the verb כפר (kapar): For a meaning of the name Chephirah, both New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names simply read Village.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Chephirah is Hebrew word number: H3716, - כְּפִירָהi, - k^ephı̂yrâhi, - pronounced: kef-ee-rawיi, and means: Feminine of H3715; The village (always with the article); Kephirah, a place in Palestine: - Chephirah. Total KJV occurrences: 4.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “The hamlet. One of the four cities of the Gibeonites Joshua 9:17, named afterwards among the towns of Benjamin Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29.”.
Beeroth
Beeroth=Beeroth was one of four cities—the other three were Gibeon, Chephirah and Kiriath-jearim—which as we read of in Joshua 9:17—(click here)—that Joshua and our forefathers traveled to, right after they were deceived and lied to concerning where the Hivites—who came to them claiming they came from a far away land and wanted to make a covenant with them because—here they didn’t lie—they heard what our forefathers had done to all the people of the other lands as they were entering into the Promised Land, and they didn’t want to die—came from, they very quickly realized they had been lied to; but, by the time they arrived in Beeroth, it was already too late to do anything to the lying Hivites, as they had already made a covenant with them that they would not kill them. † For the etymology of the name Beeroth, we read the following from Abarim Publications: “The name Beeroth is the plural form of the feminine noun באר (beיer), meaning well: For a meaning of the name Beeroth, both New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names read Wells. Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary doesn’t translate this name but does list it under באר (baיar).”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, we find that the name Beeroth is Hebrew word number: H881, - בְּאֵרוֹתi, - b^e'êrôthi, - pronounced: be-ay-rohthיi, and means: Feminine plural of H875; wells; Beeroth, a place in Palestine: - Beeroth. Total KJV occurrences: 6.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “Wells. One of the four cities of the Hivites who deluded Joshua into a treaty of peace with them, (Joshua 9:17). It is now el-Bireh, which stands about 10 miles north of Jerusalem.”.
Kirjath-jearim
Kirjath-jearim=Kirjath-jearim was one of the four chief cities of the Gibeonites—the mention of the name Gibeonites should start to raise the hair on the back of your neck brethren—if you know anything of father’s Word that is. We first read of Kirjath-jearim in Joshua 9:17—(click here)—when the Gibeonites worked wilily against our forefathers and made as if they had been ambassadors and took old sacks and wine bottles, and they allowed their bread to get moldy, and rubbed dirt all over their clothes and shoes in order to make themselves appear as if they had come from a far-off land in order to serve and worship Father YHVH. In reality, their city was less than 3 days travel away. They did all this in order to deceive our forefathers so as they would disobey Father and not kill them. Joshua and the elders—without first consulting with Father—believed their lies and invited them into their camp, making a covenant with them that they would not kill them. When it was found out 3 days later that they had been lied to, Joshua and the elders knew they had been had, but they now couldn’t kill them because of their promise not to. Therefore, they made them servants—later known as “nethinims” or temple servants—having them draw water and hew wood for Father’s Altar. Eventually, the city of Kirjath-jearim was given to the Tribe of Judah, and it was one of the places which lie on the boarder between Judah and Benjamin. It was obviously situated at the north or north-western border of Judah because it also served as a marker for the territory of the tribe of Benjamin as we read in Joshua 18:14. In the time of the judges, a band of six-hundred Danites came from the north looking for better lands and camped near Kiriath-jearim on their way to sack Laish, and called it Mahaneh-dan, but that name doesn’t seem to have stuck. Much later, when the Philistines delivered the Ark of the Covenant back to our forefathers after having captured it during the time of Eli, it ended up in the house of Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim as we read in I Samuel 7:1—(click here)—from which David retrieved it when he became king of the Nation of the House of Israel II Samuel 6—(click here)—and I Chronicles 13—(click here). † For the etymology of the name Kirjath-jearim, we read the following in Abarim Publications: “The name Kirjath-jearim obviously consists of two elements. The first part is the same as the name Kiriath, which is identical to an older variant of the Biblical noun קריה (qiryah), meaning city. It derives of the verb קרה (qara), meaning to meet or get together: The second part of our name is a regular plural form of the noun יער (yaיar), meaning forest, from the unused root יער: For a meaning of the name Kiriath-jearim, both New Open Bible Study Edition (NOBSE) Study Bible Name List and Brown Driver Briggs (BDB) Theological Dictionary read City Of Forests. Jones’ Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names proposes City Of Woods, and adds: “i.e. full of woods or trees”.”. † Now from the Strong’s Concordance, where we find that it is Hebrew word number: H7157, - קרית יערים or קרית ערים, - qiryath ye‛ârı̂ym or qiryath ‛ârı̂ym, pronounced - (keer-yathי) yeh-aw-reemי or (keer-yathי) aw-reemי, and means: Used in Jeremiah 26:20 with the article interposed, or in Joshua 18:28 using simply the former part of the word, from H7151 and the plural of H3293 or H5892; flooring that is, building; a city; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath Jearim or Kirjath Arim, a place in Palestine: - Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim. Total KJV occurrences: 20.. † Now from the Smith’s Bible Dictionary, where we read: “City of forests. First mentioned as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites Joshua 9:17, it next occurs as one of the landmarks of the northern boundary of Judah Joshua 15:9, and as the point at which the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin coincided Joshua 18:14,15, and in the last two passages we find that it bore another, perhaps earlier, name —that of the great Canaanite deity Baal, namely BAALAH and KIRJATH-BAAL. At this place the ark remained for twenty years I Samuel 7:2. At the close of that time Kirjath-jearim lost its sacred treasure, on its removal by David to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite I Chronicles 13:5,6; II Chronicles 1:4; 6:2, etc. To Eusebius and Jerome it appears to have been well known. They describe it as a village at the ninth mile between Jerusalem and Diospolis (Lydda). These requirements are exactly fulfilled in the small modern village of Kuriet-el-Enab —now usually known as Abu Gosh, from the robber chief whose headquarters it was —on the road from Jaffa and Jerusalem.”.
1A18
Joshua 9:18 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 smote^H5221 them not,^H3808 because^H3588 the princes^H5387 of the congregation^H5712 had sworn^H7650 unto them by the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel.^H3478 And all^H3605 the congregation^H5712 murmured^H3885 against^H5921 the princes.^H5387   —>   Rather than uphold their promise to Father—to Whom they swore that they would indeed utterly destroy all the inhabitants of these lands—they reneged on that promise to Father, and instead, kept a promise to man. Father knew these Hivites were lying to Joshua and the elders; and, had they come to Him and sought His counsel through Eleazar the high priest who had the Urim and Thummim, He would have told them to not make a league with them; but, to continue in their utterly destroying them.

…all the congregation murmured…=The people rightfully said that what the “princes”—Joshua and the elders—did, was wrong. So, after the People became angry because of the decision and the actions of Joshua and the elders, did Joshua and the elders call for a stop in order to think and reflect on their own decision and actions? NO! Did they decide to now seek Father for His counsel? No! They compounded the problem by pressing forward and honoring their promise\oath to man—these lying hivites at that—rather than seeking Father and His counsel as to what they should now do. Yes, they made a promise to man, but, they had first made a Promise to Father, and it is the Promise to Father which they should have honored.

9:19-21 Deception
    compounded.
1A19
Joshua 9:19 But all^H3605 the princes^H5387 said^H559 unto^H413 all^H3605 the congregation,^H5712 “We^H587 have sworn^H7650 unto them by the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel:^H3478 now^H6258 therefore we may^H3201 not^H3808 touch^H5650 them.   —>   Again, they had already sworn to Father that they would kill them, they should have honored their first promise, the one made to Father.
1A20
Joshua 9:20 This^H2063 we will do^H6213 to them; we will even let them live,^H2421 ^(H853) lest^H3808 wrath^H7110 be^H1961 upon^H5921 us, because of^H5921 the oath^H7621 which^H834 we sware^H7650 unto them.”   —>   This is exactly what happens when you rely on self and not Father. Father should have brought His wrath upon them for allowing them to live and for not utterly destroying them as they promised to do; especially considering what they are about to do.
1A21
Joshua 9:21 And the princes^H5387 said^H559 unto^H413 them, “Let them live;^H2421 but let them be^H1961 hewers^H2404 of wood^H6086 and drawers^H7579 of water^H4325 unto all^H3605 the congregation;”^H5712 as^H834 the princes^H5387 had promised^H1696 them.   —>   At present, per this verse, they are only allowing them to be the drawers of water and hewers of wood for the congregation, but let’s continue reading and see what happens.

…hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation…=So, they are making them servants or bondsmen. It is from this service where they’ll become known as the nethinim, i.e., “one given to service,” and in the future, we’ll find it is in the Strong’s Concordance, Hebrew word number: H5414, - נָתַן, - nâthan, - pronounced: naw-thanי, and means: A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.): - add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ([healed]), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up). + sing, + slander, strike, [sub-] mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, X willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield. Total KJV occurrences: 2011. This is for the congregation, not the Temple, that is coming next and is in the Strong’s, Hebrew word number: H5411, which we’ll cover in a moment.

9:22-27 What Joshua did.
    Consequence.
9:22 Question of Joshua.
1A22
Joshua 9:22 And Joshua^H3091 called^H7121 for them, (the lying deceiving Hivites) and he spake^H1696 unto^H413 them, saying,^H559 “Wherefore^H4100 have ye beguiled^H7411 us, saying,^H559 ‘We^H587 are very^H3966 far^H7350 from^H4480 you;’ when ye^H859 dwell^H3427 among^H7130 us?   —>   It’s a little late for a confrontation with them about their lying now!

…beguiled…=Let’s check out this word beguiled in our Strong’s Concordance, when we do, we find that it is Hebrew word number: H7411, - רָמָה, - râmâh, - pronounced: raw-mawי, and means: A primitive root; to hurl; specifically to shoot; figuratively to delude or betray (as if causing to fall): - beguile, betray, [bow-] man, carry, deceive, throw. Total KJV occurrences: 12.. This word beguiled is not to be confused with the word beguiled used in Genesis 3:13—(click here)—where we find the usage there is Hebrew word number: H5377—(click here)—where that beguiled, means: morally to seduce, which is what satan did to Eve, he seduced her into having intercourse with him. But, anyway, as far as I’m concerned, once Joshua and the elders realized they had been lied to, they should have called off the contract, covenant, league, or oath, whichever you want to call it, as, it was an invalid contract, as, it was entered into by the lying hivites, falsely, because they knew they were lying to Joshua and the elders; and as such, Father would not have brought wrath upon Joshua for breaking a null and void, invalid contract.

Listen to the next verse and pay close attention to the change which Joshua makes:

9:23 The sentence of
    Joshua. “Now
       therefore…”
1A23
Joshua 9:23 Now^H6258 therefore ye^H859 are cursed,^H779 and there shall none^H3808 of^H4480 you be freed^H3772 from being bondmen,^H5650 and hewers^H2404 of wood^H6086 and drawers^H7579 of water^H4325 for the house^H1004 of my God.”^H430   —>   …ye are cursed=Who is actually cursed here brethren? It certainly isn’t the hivites, as, (1) they get to live because Joshua and the elders failed in fulfilling what Father told them to do and their Promise to utterly destroy them, and (2) the hivites get what they wanted: i.e., to live among our forefathers in safety. So, it is our forefathers who are cursed, as they have opened a door and not only invited the enemy to live among them; but, they also invited them right on in to Father’s House. Joshua cannot see; but, fortunately for we today, we have the hindsight to see that this was a big, big mistake; as because of this, the Levites will become lazy and allow them—the hivites—to take over other duties the Levites and then the Priests were supposed to be doing: such as scribe, record keeping, and writing Father’s Word for the High Priest, and then even the Priesthood itself.

…for the house of my God=Why in the world would Joshua think that putting them in Father’s House would be a good thing? Why did he think Father would approve of this move? When did Father YHVH become his God? Yes, we today know that though Father did not bring wrath upon Joshua and the elders because of this foolish move, He did point out to us, in several places in His Word and on several occasions, IF we Study His Word, we find them, IF we have the eyes to see.

9:24 Reply to question
    by Gibeonites.
1A24
Joshua 9:24 And they answered^H6030 ^(H853) Joshua,^H3091 and said,^H559 “Because^H3588 it was certainly told^H5046 ^H5046 thy servants,^H5650 ^(H853) how that^H834 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 commanded^H6680 His servant^H5650 ^(H853) Moses^H4872 to give^H5414 you all^H3605 the land,^H776 and to destroy^H8045 ^(H853) all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of the land^H776 from before^H4480 ^H6440 you, therefore we were sore^H3966 afraid^H3372 of our lives^H5315 because of^H4480 ^H6440 you, and have done^H6213 ^(H853) this^H2088 thing.^H169   —>   Well, they finally told a truth: they heard Father commanded Moses to give our forefathers the land, to destroy all the inhabitants of the land, and because they didn’t want to die. What will they do now?

9:25-27 Sentence
    submitted to.
       “Now behold…”
1A25
Joshua 9:25 And now,^H6258 behold,^H2009 we are in thine hand:^H3027 as it seemeth good^H2896 and right^H3477 unto thee^H5869 to do^H6213 unto us, do.”^H6213   —>   No lie coming out of the mouth of the hivite now; they absolutely were afraid for their lives, and rightfully so. Had they never messed with and mated with the fallen angels, Father would never have told Moses and the Israelites to utterly destroy them. But, now that they know they can live in safety, they’ll submit to what Joshua and the elders have for them.
1A26
Joshua 9:26 And so^H3651 did^H6213 he unto them, and delivered^H5337 them out of the hand^H4480 ^H3027 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 that they slew^H2026 them not.^H3808   —>   And thus, Joshua relented and fell prey to their pleading and had pity on them. Think of the consequences of his actions brethren: (1) our forefathers now have some of the hybrid giants in their midst; (2) the hivites have the knowledge concerning the First Earth Age which was passed onto them from the fallen angels, which Father didn’t want them to have, knowledge which He wanted to share — not corrupted knowledge; (3) and here in the next and last verse of this Chapter, as well see, Joshua will again make them the hewers of wood and drawers of water for Father’ House, thereby giving them access right to Father and His things. Eventually, the Priests, because of this, will become so lazy that they’ll allow these same hivites and others who they also allow into their camp, to completely take over the priesthood. We can read about it in I Chronicles 2:55—(click here)—Ezra 2:43-58, Ezra 8:17-20, Nehemiah 8:46-60, Jeremiah 24—(click here)—Jeremiah 35—(click here)—and many times in The Gospels where we read of Jesus contending with the scribes on a almost daily basis.
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Joshua 9:27 And Joshua^H3091 made^H5414 them that^H1931 day^H3117 hewers^H2024 of wood^H6086 and drawers^H7579 of water^H4325 for the congregation,^H5712 and for the altar^H4196 of the LORD,^H3068 even unto^H5704 this^H2088 day,^H3117 in^H413 the place^H4725 which^H834 he should choose.^H977   —>   So, if you have your enemy doing the things in your house which you should be doing, how do you think you’ll fare? Joshua made them the temple servants—or as we’ll read of them in the future, the “nethinim”—and the first place we’ll read of them is in I Chronicles 2:55—(click here, though here they are identified as the scribes)—but the first time they are identified as nethinim(s) is in I Chronicles 9:2—(click here). I’ve harped on it enough, but I’m saying it again, it was these same peoples who became the scribes Jesus contended with and was against when He walked in the flesh. What happened to them after they crucified Jesus? Did they disband and go away? No, they still to this day, control some of the priesthood of a lot of denominations. It is for this very reason we have some of the false teachings, dogma, lies, and traditions of man, coming out of the kurch houses that we do. Do you believe the Written Word of God, or the spoken word of man?

Sept 2012, Updated: Nov 2023.

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