Alrighty, so the $64,000 question facing us here is… …did God literally stop or slow down the rotation of planet earth for a short time to help Joshua out so he could defeat his enemies? First of all, understand the Scripture does NOT saying the sun was kept shining when it was at its brightest. […]

“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Yasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.  And there was no day like that before […]

“’Sun, stand motionless over Giv‘on! Moon, you too, over Ayalon Valley!” So the sun stood still and the moon stayed put, till Israel took vengeance on their enemies.’ This is written in the book of Yashar. The sun stood still in the sky and was in no rush to set for nearly a whole day.” […]

“Adonai threw them into confusion before Israel and defeated them in a great slaughter at Giv‘on, pursuing them along the road that goes up from Beit-Horon, and beating them back to ‘Azekah and all the way to Makkedah.  As they fled before Isra’el down the road to Beit-Horon, Adonai threw huge hailstones down on them […]

“Adonai said to Y’hoshua, ‘Don’t be afraid of them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of their men will stand against you.’”-Joshua 10:8 Before Israel’s battle against the five kings, the Lord tells Joshua to “fear not”. Why would God tell Joshua that? Because he was going to be battling against […]