## A Life Lived for God [The Book of Joshua] Title: 70 - From Death to Life – September 18, 2022

## Review from last week… Deception’s Impact Joshua 9:16-20

We saw through Joshua and the Israelite’s story that Deception will

- - Bind us to Wickedness
- - Desensitize us to Evil
- - Bring internal Unrest

Joshua and his men keep their vow to do what was right in the sight of God. And a challenge was issued to us: Will we do what’s right and honor God? Or simply do what’s easy?

Today we will see how the Israelite’s decision impact their new pagan allies… In our message entitled: “From Death to Life”

Joshua Joshua 9:21-27 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the 22 congregation; as the princes had promised them. And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye 23 beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be 24 freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this 25 26 thing. And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, 27 and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.”

The events took place on the “third day” representing the pattern of restoration and redemption - all culminating with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “…Ye must be born again” John 3:7

Ephesians 2Wherein Ephesians 2Wherein 2:1-6 you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; in time past ye walked according to the 3Among course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were 4But 5Even by nature the children of wrath, even as others. God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, when we 6And were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 29For Romans 8:29 whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

## We see what is happening with the Hivites is a picture of Gentile salvation.

The Hebrew God, the God of Jacob (Israel)… who came to reach the Jewish nation and use them to reach the world made provision for those who were not Jews (the Gentiles).

Matthew Matthew 10:5-6 twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of 6But the Samaritans enter ye not: go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

## [Jesus is telling the disciples that their ministry was to the Jews.]

Acts Acts 9:15 the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: [Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles]

- 1. 1. Mercy Displayed And the princes said unto them, Let them live;..”
- - These Hivites were slated to die at the hand of God’s judgment. Reference: Deuteronomy 20:16-18
- - In Joshua 9:21, life was offered to people who are deserving of death. This is mercy.

Matthew Matthew 15:22-28 behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O 23But Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and 24But besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the