THE DAY THAT THE SUN STOOD STILL

PROCLAMATION

“Then spake Joshua to The Lord in the day when The Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, ‘Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.  And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies …”  Joshua 10:12-13 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Joshua under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  After Joshua had made a treaty with the Gibeonites, the king of Jerusalem joined forces with the four kings of the Amorites, the kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon, and they attacked the Gibeonites. (Joshua 10:1-5)  They sent word to Joshua that they had been attacked and Joshua took his entire army, marched all night, and they took the enemy by surprise. (Joshua 10:6-9)  There was confusion within their ranks and a lot of the enemy fled from the Israelites.  But The Lord God caused large hailstones to rain down upon those that fled, and more men were killed by the hail than by the swords of the Israelite army. (Joshua 10:10-11)  On the day of that battle, Joshua asked The Lord to let the sun stand still until they had defeated their enemies.  That day the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down for almost a full day. (Joshua 10:12-14)  The Israelites defeated the five armies. (Joshua 10:16-21)  Then Joshua killed all five of the kings. (Joshua 10:22-27)  After that, one by one, he attacked, destroyed, and killed every person in each of their five fortified cities. (Joshua 10:28-43)

 

APPLICATION

There has never been another day, before or since, like that day when the sun stood still at the request of Joshua. (Joshua 10:14)  That is positive proof that The Lord God hears and answers prayers. (1 Peter 3:12)  It is also positive proof that the fervent prayers of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)  The Lord God can fight our battles for us, (2 Chronicles 32:8) even the battles against enemies that we cannot see. (Ephesians 6:12)  Nothing is impossible for our God, (Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27, and Luke 1:37) and those of us who believe are His children. (John 1:12)