In 2008, a television show titled Deal or No Deal debuted. In each episode, a contestant would be shown 26 metal cases, and asked to choose 1. Each case would contain an amount of money that ranged from 1 cent to 1 million dollars. The contestant would then move through a series of “deals” where they would keep the case they chose, trade it for another, or take a buyout. People watched the show because they enjoyed seeing people make risky “deals.” Throughout the Bible, we also see risky deals being made. Some are good. Others are not. Rahab, for instance, made a good deal with the Jewish spies that saved her family. The kings of Israel made bad deals when they entered military alliances that were against God’s will. And the people of Israel made disastrous deals with what they thought to be a multitude of gods to get good crops, wealth, and protection. But those deals didn’t turn out well because the One true God doesn’t make “deals.”