Deceived רִמִּית

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 23, 2025 · 4m

We have already looked at our word for today. So why then are we doing this? Well because the irony is just too good not to talk about it. We are still in chapter 29 of Genesis with our word for today רִמִּית The root of our word is רָמָה deceive, beguile, deal treacherously with, desert, abandon, betray. It is used 8 times in the Old Testament. A good example of the word is with Joshua and the Gibeonites. Joshua 9:3-6, 22 When the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and…