JOSHUA'S DAY

STRANGEST THINGS OF THE BIBLE

"Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and totally destroyed Ai and had killed its king, just as he had done to Jericho and its king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon had made peace with the Israelites and were living among them.   Joshua 10:1  GNT 

Five Amorite kings joined forces to surround

Gibeon

"The people of Jerusalem were greatly

alarmed at this because Gibeon was as large

as any of the cities that had a king; it was

larger than Ai, and its men were good

fighters. So Adonizedek sent the following

message to King Hoham of Hebron, King

Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and

to King Debir of Eglon: “Come and help me

attack Gibeon, because its people have made

peace with Joshua and the Israelites.” These

five Amorite kings, the kings of Jerusalem,

Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon, joined

forces, surrounded Gibeon, and attacked it.

  Joshua 10:2-5  GNT 

The people of Gibeon went to Joshua to ask

for help.

"The men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at

the camp in Gilgal: “Do not abandon us, sir!

Come at once and help us! Save us! All the

Amorite kings in the hill country have joined

forces and have attacked us!”  Joshua 10:6

GNT 

Joshua sent out his entire army and special

forces.

"So Joshua and his whole army, including the

best troops, started out from

Gilgal. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be

afraid of them. I have already given you the

victory. Not one of them will be able to stand

against you.”  All night Joshua and his army

marched from Gilgal to Gibeon, and they made

a surprise attack on the Amorites.   Joshua

10:7-9  GNT 

The LORD made the Amorites flee down a

pass into a fierce hail storm.

"The Lord made the Amorites panic at the

sight of Israel's army. The Israelites

slaughtered them at Gibeon and pursued them

down the mountain pass at Beth Horon,

keeping up the attack as far south as Azekah

and Makkedah. While the Amorites were

running down the pass from the Israelite army,

the Lord made large hailstones fall down on

them all the way to Azekah. More were killed

by the hailstones than by the Israelites.

Joshua 10:10-11  GNT 

Joshua asked God for a longer period of

daylight to defeat his enemies.

"On the day that the Lord gave the men of

Israel victory over the Amorites, Joshua spoke

to the Lord. In the presence of the Israelites he

said,

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;

Moon, stop over Aijalon Valley.”

It could be similar to the Midnight Sun in the

Arctic where the sun doesn't set; daylight

shines 24 hours to help Joshua win. 

But, if the Earth suddenly stopped, there would

be worldwide disasters.

It's possible there could have been the earth

axis flip during that day.

Or maybe God could have created a bright

light during night, that appeared like the sun.

"The sun stood still and the moon did not move

until the nation had conquered its enemies.

This is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun

stood still in the middle of the sky and did not

go down for a whole day.

Never before, and never since, has there been

a day like it, when the Lord obeyed a human

being. The Lord fought on Israel's side!

After this, Joshua and his army went back to

the camp at Gilgal.  Joshua 10:13-15  GNT

  (Good News Translation)