Introduction 

• An Unholy Alliance (v1-2). 

• The Gibeonites Trick Israel (v3-15). 

• The Israelites Honour their Oath (v16-21). 

• The Curse is Turned into a Blessing (v22-27). 

Conclusion 

• Deceivers can become believers, by grace! 
• No-one is beyond God’s power to save. 
• The LORD is a God to be feared above all other gods. 
• Keep your promises, even to your loss, to honour the Lord. 
• Always count it a privilege to serve the Lord in any role he puts you in, no matter how humble it is. 
• Let us imitate the Gibeonites by making our peace with God in the rags of humiliation, godly sorrow, and confession of sin – so that our iniquity will not be our ruin.