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Then Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water for the House of God
In verse 24, they say to joshua, because it was certainly told thy servants how that the lord thy god commanded his servant moses to give you all the land. And so in this chapter, their aladi, they honor the agreement israel does, and they make the gibeonites hewers of wood and drawers of water. These are outsiders recognizing their outsider status. Can we just be part of this? That sounds like involvement in the work of god. But drawing water and hewing wood doesn't require authority. This isn't strange fire we're asking you to kindle. Just chop some wood, would you? Even more beautiful is what they say at