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219. Degrading Service (#97755)
219. Degrading Service
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James M. Freeman
Joshua 9:21
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Joshua 9:21
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And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. (Joshua 9:21)
. Let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water.
This was a degradation that must have been greatly felt by the Gibeonites, since it compelled them to relinquish the duties of soldiers, and take upon themselves menial services usually performed by women.
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