March 16, 2025
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Reading along with us in Joshua and Timothy? Here’s today’s reading:
Joshua 10 (NIV)
The Sun Stands Still
1 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city,……Continue Reading
With good reason the remaining territories of Canaan organize to protect themselves against what they see to be a great threat. Unfortunately, they were on the wrong side of that battle. God commands Joshua to not fear and fight and Joshua trusted God and knew that He would fight with them and give them the victory as He had at Jericho and Ai.
They marched along and destroyed each territory and king one by one fulfilling God’s promise that they would take the land. God helping in miraculous ways throughout with hailstones and extending the day! I am glad I do not need to fight physical battles like these but I am so overwhelmed to know God fights along side me in each of my daily battles!
Joshua 10
Joshua 9 & 10
Joshua 10
God tells Joshua to not fear for He has delivered the enemies into their hands. In the first battle to protect Gibeon against the Amorites, there was more people killed by God sending large hailstones then by the swords. One of the proofs of God fighting for Israel. The other was when Joshua asked the Lord to stop the sun so that they would defeat the enemy completely. God did so by granting Joshua`s request. God stopped the sun at midday. This is being a personal God who loves and cares for His people. God is the God of all creation, so He can do anything that He wants. This is also the same God that wants to fellowship with us and fight along side of us. How do we not fully understand that? We as human beings are so short sighted. God is always faithful and true to His word. When He says, He will be with us, He will. May the Lord bless as all as we grow in Him.
God sends hail storm down on Israel enemy’s during battle. What a great picture of God defending us through this life. Can’t help the thought of that happening to people in Syria slaughtering Christians today. And a small hail storm on anti semitism protesters in this country. These peoples next target will be Christian’s and our constitution. Pray for 🇺🇸
Day late and a dollar short…in the midst of God leading victorious, regardless of odds, there is the one, singular blemish: Gibeon.
The city, inhabitants, belongings, their idols, religions, were not destroyed. They will co exist with Israel, and will influence them against the Law of Moses. One blemish is all it takes.
My biggest takeaway, is to ask Jesus for help for every every issue. We are on our own with a decision without God’s guidance. -gy
Joshua 10
God uses the treaty with Gibeon for His purposes. Even though Joshua made the treaty foolishly, he keeps it and ends up having to battle 5 kings because of it. BUT God fights with Israel and for them with hailstones and extension of a day! I can’t help but think through this “mistaken treaty” more of the surrounding nations were conquered all at once.
How typical of people to think if God can take on one city at a time, He won’t be able to take on all of us. How wrong they were and how man will always be when in opposition with God who will always have His way. And God grants Joshua a fantastic victory with a couple of miracles thrown in for good measure. How impressive for God to stop the sun, and yet as creator it was easily said and done. And the hits kept coming as Joshua defeats city after city. Joshua and the army of Israel did their part, but success came because God granted it. As it will be for us as we follow God’s will and press the spiritual battles that are the ones we fight now.