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\u201cYehoshua ben Perachia says: Make for yourself a teacher, acquire for yourself a friend, and judge every person favorably.\u201d (Pirkei Avot 1:6)<\/span><\/p>\n

Here they stand before Joshua, with their tumbledown clothes, their splintered wineskins, their crumbs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is all that\u2019s left,\u201d they say, \u201cfrom our long journey. We\u2019ve heard about you. About your God. We will work for you. All we want,\u201d they say, \u201cis peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshua\u2014 skeptical, cautious\u2014 surveys the scene. \u201cWhat would Moses do?\u201d he asks himself, attempting to exhibit strength while continuing to fight off his virulent bout of \u201cImpostor\u2019s Syndrome\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOK,\u201d Joshua says, finally, with more than a trace of trepidation in his voice. \u201cWe take you at your word. We will make peace with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stunned, thrilled, the Gibeonites returned home\u2014 indeed a short journey\u2014 to tell the others, and to feast. \u201cWe are safe,\u201d said one to another. \u201cWe need not fear the fate of Jericho and Ai.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For three days the Gibeonites reveled and made merry. For three days they ate their fill, drank, indulged.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the third day, Joshua and the Israelites set out\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

At first, they only heard. It started with a faint hum. Then it grew to a buzz. Then commotion. Finally, Joshua and his people arrived at the camp and saw the Gibeonites in their glee. Here they stood, the same people who only days earlier looked like they were on the brink.<\/span><\/p>\n

Internal, infernal rage threatened to swallow Joshua, though he knew he couldn\u2019t show it. Slowly, nervously, Joshua\u2019s men turned to him: \u201cWhat next, Joshua? What are we going to do to them? They deceived us!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAn oath is an oath,\u201d said Joshua. \u201cAn oath is an oath\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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