"And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 12 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. 13 So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel." Jos 10: 8, 12, 13, 14
This to me conveys the humbling power of God. It makes "God is All" more than a "head in the clouds" statement! Thanks to the lesson writer for these spiritual facts concerning who indeed rules the universe including man!
Gary
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06/12/2012 07:33
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I love this story. Was this a matter of God doing whatever Joshua asked Him to do? Joshua needed more daylight, so he asked God to give it to him? No. Joshua went into battle in the first place in obedience to God. God promised to deliver the Amorites. It was a matter of error being destroyed by God, good. It was divine Principle in operation.
When the battle took longer than a full day, God provided the daylight. It may have seemed to some of the people there that Joshua was telling the sun and moon to stand still, but it was the law of God causing the earth to stop rotating for a day. Joshua merely spoke to the Israelites what was going on, as it was revealed to him, so that everyone would know that God was in control of the battle.
This is a great example of humility and obedience. "Obedience to Truth gives man power and strength." (S&H)
MaryBeth
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06/12/2012 08:58
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In a box of papers belonging to Eustace given to us by the Eustace foundation, there is a scientific article giving proof that this actually did happen (if anyone needs scientific proof!). There is a missing day in time that cannot be logically acccounted for.
I love this story about Mrs. Eddy - she once told a student, "Whenever I need something I ask the Father and He gives it to me." It was her utmost obedience and love for Him that allowed this to so freely happen as it was with Joshua.
Edited by MaryBeth - 12.06.2012 09:03
Florence
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06/12/2012 17:05
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Really, Marybeth? I don't need a scientific proof but just curious as to how it was explained.
MaryBeth
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06/12/2012 19:27
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I will bring the article to class on Saturday or on Sunday or maybe both - so "stay tuned."!
sparky1@tiac.net
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06/15/2012 12:12
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The sun standing still for "almost" a day seems to be accounted for in astronomical annals. (actually, it was 23 hours and 20 minutes.) The remainder of the "missing" day in the records would be made up by the 40 minutes lost astronomically when King Hezekiah asked for the "shadow of the sun" to recess 10 degrees backward, so he could escape a death sentence essentially (II Kings 20: 9-11). The Joshua story was promulgated by a certain Harold Hill, President of the Curtis Engine Cp., who purportedly was a NASA consultant when he encountered the "missing" day, These examples are certainly on a par with the parting of The Red Sea in Exodus, and other instances of Divine intervention. Mike in NH
