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Verse Joshua 10:14. _AND THERE WAS NO DAY LIKE THAT_] There was no
period of time in which the sun was kept so long above the horizon as
on that occasion. Some learned men have supposed that the _Fab...
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These four verses seem to be a fragment or extract taken from some
other and independent source and inserted into the thread of the
narrative after it had been completed, and inserted most probably by...
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10. THE VICTORIOUS CONQUEST
CHAPTER 10
_ 1. Adoni-zedec and his confederacy (Joshua 10:1)_
2. The war (Joshua 10:7)
3. The miracle (Joshua 10:12)
4. The victory won ...
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DEFEAT AND DEATH OF THE FIVE KINGS. Here we have the account of the
famous battle of Bethhoron. Five kings band themselves together
against Gibeon; the Gibeonites send for help to Joshua, who comes up...
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_And there was no day_ This is still a quotation from the Book of
Jashar, or "of riзtwise men," as Wyclif translates it.
"And so stood the sunne in the mydil of heuene,
And hyede not to goo doun the...
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_VER._ 12-14. _THEN SPAKE JOSHUA,_ &C.— We may refer all that is
necessary to say on this remarkable passage to the five following
heads. I. The _miracle_ itself, and the _manner_ in which it is
descr...
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_VER._ 14. _AND THERE WAS NO DAY LIKE THAT,_ &C.— Some say it was
thirty-six hours long: others think, that the sacred author only
means, that no other day was ever seen in which the course of the
pla...
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_The Southern Coalition Joshua 10:1-14_
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how
Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to
Jericho and her king,...
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_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._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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THE CONQUEST OF SOUTHERN CANAAN
This chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five
confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho
and Ai and the alliance with Gibeon,...
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THEN SPAKE JOSHUA] This celebrated passage (as will be seen in RV)
consists of (1) a prose introduction, Joshua 10:12; (2) a poetical
fragment quoted from the book of Jasher, Joshua 10:12; Joshua 10:1...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at
www.easyenglish.info.
CHAPTER 10
THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE AMORITES – JO...
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BETH-HORON — is identified as Beit’ Ur.
AZEKAH — is unknown.
MAKKEDAH. — Probably el-Moghâr.
(11) GREAT STONES FROM HEAVEN. — Compare Job 38:22, “Hast thou
seen the treasures of the hail, which I ha...
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AND THERE WAS NO DAY LIKE THAT BEFORE IT OR AFTER IT. — These words
are meaningless, unless the writer intended to convey the idea that
there was really a great miracle. We may compare the prophecy in...
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וְ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כַּ † יֹּ֤ום הַ...
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CHAPTER XIX.
THE BATTLE OF BETHHORON.
Joshua 10:1.
OUT of the larger confederacy of the whole Canaanite chiefs against
Joshua and his people recorded in the beginning of chap 9, a smaller
number, he...
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“THE LORD FOUGHT FOR ISRAEL”
Joshua 10:1
The honor of Israel was implicated in this attack on their
confederates, and Joshua went to their assistance. The deception which
had been practiced on him di...
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This action of the Gibeonites in securing their own safety aroused the
anger of the confederate kings and they proceeded to act against
Gibeon in order to punish it. In their peril the men of Gibeon
a...
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When the king of Jerusalem learned that Ai had fallen and the even
more powerful city of Gibeon had made a treaty with Israel, he called
upon four other kings to join with him in an attack on Gibeon....
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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 (f) fought for Israel.
(f) By taking away the enemies hearts and destroying them wi...
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Long. This word is not found in Hebrew, "and there was no day like
that, before it, or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto," &c. But
God had often wrought miracles before, at the prayer of his serv...
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This memorable event, one of the most extraordinary we meet with in
history, hath mightily amused sceptics. But it is the misapprehension
of the thing itself, which hath occasioned their folly, and no...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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_A WONDERFUL DAY!_
‘No day like that!’
Joshua 10:14
We shall speak of the power and art of making the sun to stand still.
How may we, like Joshua, virtually lengthen out our day of life, how
may we...
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14._And there was no day like that, _etc We read in Isaiah and in the
Sacred History, that the course of the sun was afterwards changed as a
favor to King Hezekiah. (Isaiah 38:5) For to assure him tha...
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Moreover, this peace with the Gibeonites only brought fresh attacks
upon Israel. But now all is plain. Jehovah says to Joshua, "Fear them
not, for I have delivered them into thy hand." This is all tha...
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AND THERE WAS NO DAY LIKE THAT, BEFORE IT, OR AFTER IT,.... Which must
be understood as referring not to natural days, or such as are
according to the natural course of things, as those in the norther...
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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.
Ver. 14. _And there was no day llke that._] No, not Hezekiah's l...
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Jos. 10:12-14. _Concerning the sun and moon's standing still_. This
great event was doubtless typical; and as the sun was made to be a
type of Christ, and is the most eminent type of him in all the
in...
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_There was no day like that_ Namely in those parts of the world in
which he here speaks. Vain, therefore, is that objection, that the
days are longer near the northern and southern poles, where they a...
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[GIBEON BESIEGED.]
1 Fiue Kings warre against Gibeon.
6 Ioshua rescueth it.
10 God fighteth against them with hailestones.
12 The Sunne and Moone stand still at the word of Ioshua.
16 The fiue Ki...
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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.
Thus the living, almighty God wrought a great miracle, for the
re...
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THE DEFEAT OF THE FIVE KINGS ON A DAY OF MIRACULOUS LENGTH...
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ISRAEL DEFEATS FIVE KINGS
(vs.1-10)
The news of Gibeon's treaty with Israel greatly alarmed other nations
in the land, for Gibeon was considered prominent and important, so
that the king of Jerusale...
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7-14 The meanest and most feeble, who have just begun to trust the
Lord, are as much entitled to be protected as those who have long and
faithfully been his servants. It is our duty to defend the aff...
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THERE WAS NO DAY LIKE THAT, to wit, in those parts of the world in
which he here speaks, and about which the comparison is here made:
vain therefore is that objection, that the days are longer near th...
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Joshua 10:14 day H3117 before H6440 after H310 LORD H3068 heeded H8085
(H8800) voice H6963 man H376 LORD...
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Joshua 10:12 A
‘Then spoke Joshua to YHWH, in the day when YHWH delivered up the
Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of
Israel,
“Sun on Gibeon be silent (still),
Moon i...
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CONTENTS: Victory at Gibeon, Makkedah, etc. Sun's action halted.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Adonizedek, king of Makkedah.
CONCLUSION: When enemies set themselves in array against us and
threaten to sw...
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Joshua 10:1. _Adonizedek,_ lord of righteousness. _Zedek_ was common
in the names of the kings of Jerusalem, as _Melchizedek._
Joshua 10:11. _Great stones hail stones,_ as in many versions. So is
Psal...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 10:1__ Because the events of ch. Joshua 10:1
are brought on by Canaanite aggression, Israel’s defeat of the south
can be viewed as defensive....
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 10:12 SUN, STAND STILL suggests a cosmic
miracle, in which the earth ceased rotating for a time. While scholars
have proposed many other explanations for this amazing event, each...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Joshua 10:12_
THE VICTORY OF FAITH
John says, “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even your
faith.” This triumph at Beth-horon is hardly less owing to...
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EXPOSITION
THE BATTLE OF BETH-HORON, AND THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTHERN
PALESTINE.—
JOSHUA 10:1
ADONI-ZEDEC (cf. Melchizedek in...
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In verse six of chapter ten,
The men of Gibeon sent an urgent message to Joshua that they were
being attacked. They said, "Now we have this mutual defense pact with
you, so come to our aid." And Joshu...
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THE KINGS GATHER AGAINST GOD
Joshua 10:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Is the world approaching another world war? Is that war leading toward
the final great war of wars? These and similar questions are upon...
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No day like that — Namely, in those parts of the world in which he
here speaks, vain therefore is that objection, that the days are
longer near the northern and southern poles, where they are constant...
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How is it possible for the sun to stand still for a whole day?
PROBLEM: During the battle with the kings of the land, God gave Israel
the power to overcome their enemies. As the armies of the people...