Joshua 10:12-15 The Sun and the Moon Stood Still!

 12On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel:

“O sun, stand still over Gibeon,

O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

13So the sun stood still

and the moon stopped

until the nation took vengeance

upon its enemies.

Is this not written in the Book of Jashar?

“So the sun stopped

in the middle of the sky

and delayed going down

about a full day.”

14There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.

15Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

The Sun and the Moon Stood Still!

“Seeing God’s miraculous hand in action gave Joshua the boldness to ask for an even more remarkable miracle – to keep the day going, to keep the sun from setting, so that Israel had time to accomplish a complete victory before darkness fell.

i. The sun and the moon had long stood as silent witnesses to the sin, wickedness, and demonic religion of these Canaanites. Now, under the command of God, they helped Joshua to complete this victory over the Canaanites.” (Guzik)

“In Worlds in Collision, Immanuel Velikovsky suggested that the long day was caused by the near pass of a comet, that was powerful enough to tilt the axis of the earth. “The tilting of the axis could produce the visual effect of a retrogressing or arrested sun; a greater tilting, a multiple day or night” [page 385]. He also noted that there are records among the ancient Americans that speak of an extraordinarily long night in the same approximate time.” (Guzik)

“Like Joshua, we often wish that time would stay still. We would do well to imitate Joshua’s reasonsfor an extended time. Joshua wanted time to stay still so that:

· God would be glorified.

· God would be obeyed.

· God’s work would be continued without hindrance.

· God’s people would triumph.” (Guzik)

Sometimes the verses are so rich that we just have to soak them in. 

David Guzik’s commentary is rich too! 

Those of us in Christ need to ask ourselves in regards to Jesus and God Kingdom, are we glorifying, obeying, continuing without hindrance so Gods people would triumph in leading others to Christ?

Blessings