Sun And Moon Stand Still Joshua

On the day the lord gave the israelites victory over the amorites joshua prayed to the lord in front of all the people of israel.

Sun and moon stand still joshua.

Over to israel joshua said to the lord in the presence of israel. This led the scientists to conclude that the bible was relating a case of a solar eclipse in which the moon comes between the earth and the sun. It is the earth that moves not the sun. Though the bible mentions other cases of the sun standing still the story in the book of joshua is unique in that it also mentions the role the moon plays in the process.

Why didnt joshua cry out earth quit moving or earth slow down your spinning on your axis to prolong time joshua had no idea that his command slowed down 6 6 sextrillion tons of spinning gravel and water to give israel victory over her enemies. He said let the sun stand still over gibeon and the moon over. That s right the sun stood still and the moon stayed and hasted not to go down about a whole day joshua 10 12 13 the astronauts and. Holman christian standard bible.

This is written in the book of jashar. Sun stand still over gibeon and you moon over the valley of aijalon so the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself on its enemies. The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not go down for a whole day. The sun stood still and the moon did not move until the nation had conquered its enemies.

So joshua asked the lord to make the sun stand still. 13 so the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself on a its enemies as it is written in the book of jashar. Sun stand still over gibeon and you moon over the valley of aijalon.