The men from Gibeon came to Joshua with patched sandals and moldy bread. They said the bread had been fresh when they left home. Surely they had come a long way. Israel’s leaders took some of their provisions and made peace with them without asking the Lord for counsel. Three days later they learned that these travelers were their neighbors. The bread was as stale as it looked. The story behind it was false. We can be just as sure of a decision when everything we see seems to agree. Before we give our word, there’s still time to bring the matter to God in prayer and weigh it against what He has already said.
“And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.” —Joshua 9:14
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