{"id":53709,"date":"2019-04-14T23:06:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T20:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=53709"},"modified":"2022-11-06T16:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T14:18:58","slug":"honor-truth-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/honor-truth-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor, Truth Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[375,528,463],"acf":{"old_id":"53709","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33992,"related_cahpter":"197","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"We are called to be the nation that is true to its word, however inconvenient","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of Joshua 9, we left the clan of the Gibeonites in a state of servitude to the people of Israel. Rather than face near certain extinction (<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cherem<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the Gibeonites pretended to wander from far away and placed themselves under the sworn protection of the Israelites. Apparently, having sworn by God\u2019s name, the Israelites felt bound by the oaths, even though derived under false pretenses. As for the Gibeonites, now condemned to perform menial tasks (wood cutting and water drawing) on behalf of the Israelites and eventually in the service of the Temple in Jerusalem, they still must have felt tremendous relief. Their deception had worked; they were allowed to live. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now that strategy is put to the test. Kings of five southern city-states mobilized to wage war against the newcomers, but selected the weaker members of this emerging alliance. They determined to attack Gibeon. In the invitation of the King of Jerusalem to his fellow monarchs: \u201cCome up and help me defeat Gibeon; for it has come to terms with Joshua and the Israelites (10:4).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facing this assault from the Amorite kings, the Gibeonites sent a frantic message to Joshua at Gilgal: Do not fail your servants, come up quickly and aid us and deliver us (10:6).\u201d Remarkably, Joshua and the Israelites, under instruction from God, honor their plea, and rush to defend their new allies from this attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why did they do that? Couldn\u2019t they have let the Amorites wipe out the Gibeonites and taken care of the whole issue for them? After all, the Gibeonites had deceived their way into this alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But they did not stand by. Recognizing that the fledgling nation Israel would only be able to live up to its mission if it were known as the people whose word is their bond, the Israelites realize that they must fulfill their promises, honor their oaths. Otherwise, Israel would just be one more power drunk nation, seeking its own gain as a worthy ultimate goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Joshua\u2019s Israel isn\u2019t meant to be just another mendacious country. Its justification, and ours, is to live up to a higher standard. We are called to be the nation that is true to its word, however inconvenient. 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