- What is the response of the residents of Canaan after having heard what became of Ai? (And as a matter of fact, does the first verse indicate that this was the report that they heard, or is this an assumption?)
- Does it appear that the acceptance by Joshua of the “claim” of the Gibeonites is “naive”? What would the information sources available to Joshua have been at that time?
- According to Joshua 9:18, what reason is given for not attacking the Gibeonites? And, why should the “aydah” (note: no reference is made to B?nai Yisrael) complain about thisparticular action?
- And as Joshua 9:27 indicates, the Gibeonites were menial workers “to this very day.” As previously noted — “what is this very day”?
- What is the meaning of the very last four words in Joshua 9:27 “at the place which He will choose”?
