Joshua 9:7-13 Don’t Hold Back His Fame!

 7Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?”

8But they said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”

And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

9So they said to him: “From a very far country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God; for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, 10and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. 11Therefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; now therefore, make a covenant with us.” ’ 12This bread of ours we took hot forour provision from our houses on the day we departed to come to you. But now look, it is dry and moldy. 13And these wineskins which we filled were new, and see, they are torn; and these our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”

Don’t Hold Back His Fame!

“because of the name of the Lord your God;”

“all that He did in Egypt,”

“and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites”

“to Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan”

Sometimes there’s so much revealed in scripture we miss the obvious!

The Gibeonites lied greatly to Joshua but they came out of respect because of His Fame!

“because of the name of the Lord your God;”

Do the people around you see His Fame in you because of your free gift of salvation?

“share the good news with others. Do not hold back; tell your friends at church first, and join with them in fellowship; let the watchman of the city, the pastor, be informed of your discovery, and then proclaim the good news in every place.” (Spurgeon)

Don’t Hold Back His Fame and let them know about the name of the Lord your God!

Blessings