Today is the 14th day of April. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is fantastic to be here with you today as we gather together around the Global Camfire and step forward together into a brand new day and into the next territory that the Bible is leading us into.

Which will lead us back into the book of Joshua.

Israel's second city of conquest, the city of I, they were able to take that city.

And we went through the entire story of Akin yesterday and discussed that. And so where we find ourselves as we move back into Joshua today is that word is getting out.

The kings of the regions, the nations that are surrounding where the children of Israel are getting pretty nervous.

And although they may have at one time been enemies with each other, they are becoming allies to join together to attack and eradicate this people that is coming into the land.

And so let's take the next step forward and find out what happens next.

Joshua, chapter 9, verse 3 through 10, verse 43 today.

But when the people of Gibbian heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and I, they resorted to deception to save themselves.

They sent ambassadors to Joshua loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old patched wine skins.

They put on worn out patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.

When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel,

we have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.

These Israelites replied to these hivites,

how do we know you don't live nearby? Or if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you.

They replied, we are your servants.

But who are you, Joshua demanded? Where do you come from?

They answered, your servants have come from a very distant country.

We have heard of the might of the Lord our God and of all he did in Egypt.

We have also heard what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River,

King Sion of Hechbun and King Og of Bashan who lived in Astorot.

So our elders and all our people instructed us, take supplies for a long journey.

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