Joshua 9:23 (KJV) Justice Meets Mercy at the Cross

Joshua 9:23 (KJV)

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

One of the most gracious attributes of God is that—though He is always just—justice meets mercy in Jesus (the Greek version of the name Joshua).

It’s not that we can get away with sin. God forbid!

But in Christ, our sin is paid for. We are delivered from the service of iniquity and placed in the service of our great Benefactor, Jesus.

John Gill writes of the Gibeonites:

“The curse was turned into a blessing to the Gibeonites, since though their post and office was mean, yet they had a place in the sanctuary of the Lord, and opportunity of learning the law of God, and understanding the true religion, worship, and knowledge of God.”

We must never excuse sin—
but we can praise God that, through Christ, our curse can be turned into a blessing.

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Justice Meets Mercy at the Cross: The Gibeonites and God’s Amazing Mercy

When has God turned something painful into a blessing in your life? 💭
Joshua 9:23 reminds us that even when we’ve failed, God’s mercy can turn our curse into a calling. He did it for the Gibeonites — and He can do it for you.

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Joshua 9:23 (KJV) Justice Meets Mercy at the Cross