>Baker: Suggest as Notable
YOU DO NOTABLES. BABKER BUSY
Wrong.
You have zero faith.
Glorious things happen when it all looks bleak when one remains in faith.
real anons know this.
https://westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com/old-testament/joshua/faith-to-stop-the-sun.html
The fear of Joshua and the people of Israel is growing in the land of Canaan. Israel has conquered Jericho, conquered Ai, and made a peace treaty with the people of Gibeon. This is causing fear in the land of Canaan, not only because of the victories, but also because the Gibeonites are a mighty army with fortified cities. Further, the people of Israel have come in through the middle of the land and are about to separate the land in two for conquest. In Joshua 9 we read that the kings of Canaan were beginning to assemble to battle against Israel. Now with Gibeon on Israel’s side, the king of Jerusalem calls for the other kings in the area to go and fight. In particular, these kings gather their armies and make war against Gibeon (10:3-5).
The people of Gibeon send a message to Joshua to not abandon them but to save them from the kings of the Amorities (9:6). So Joshua gathers his fighting men to make their way to rescue Gibeon. Now remember in Joshua 9 we learned that the Gibeonites had deceived the leaders of Israel into making a treaty with them that they were forbidden from making by God. So what will happen now? Should Israel go and help or should the Gibeonites be destroyed? Verse 8 is a very important to this event. The Lord says to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you.” God makes clear that Joshua is to go and fight these Amorite kings and defend the Gibeonites. So Joshua marches his army all night and comes up against these Amorites suddenly (9:9). But look at verse 10. The Lord threw the Amorite armies into a panic and Joshua and his armies utterly defeat these kings. The Amorite armies are in full retreat and Joshua and his men are chasing them. Look at verse 11 as we see the Lord hurling large hailstones from the sky that kills the Amorite armies. So powerful is the attack of the Lord by hail that more of the Amorites died by hail than were killed by the Israelites’ swords.
But something else happened that day that allowed Joshua and his armies to gain the victory by the Lord’s hand. In the sight of Israel, Joshua spoke to the Lord and look at what he said in verse 12. “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” The text tells us that the Lord answered Joshua’s request as the sun stood still and the moon stopped until Israel took vengeance on its enemies. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down. The five kings run for their lives but Joshua and his army are able to find those kings and kill them. Verse 21 records that the whole army returned safely from the battle. No one uttered a word against the Israelites. Think about this: these powerful kings in Canaan attack with all their forces and not a single Israel dies in battle. Joshua uses the capture of the these kings and the amazing victory God achieved to be a teaching moment in verse 25. Joshua tells the people, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
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