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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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STOOD STILL. waited silently.
THE BOOK OF JASHER. Why may not this be "the book of the Upright",
another name for Israel, like Jeshurun? See note on Deuteronomy 32:15.
Is. It is so in Arabic and Syria...
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_And the sun stood still_ God hearkened to the voice of Joshua. Once
more the sunlight burst forth, and the day was miraculously protracted
till the end was gained. For expressions similar to those he...
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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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_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 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 JASHER? SO THE SUN STOOD STILL IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN, AND...
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10:13 Jasher? (b-30) Or 'of the upright,' as 2 Samuel 1:18 ....
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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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THE BOOK OF JASHER] _Yashar_='Upright' or 'Pious.' The book was
presumably a collection of national heroic songs. Elsewhere it is
quoted by name only in 2 Samuel 1:18 (David's elegy over Saul and
Jona...
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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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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 THE SUN STOOD STILL, AND THE MOON STAYED. — Literally, _the sun
was silent, and the moon stopped._
THE SUN STOOD still (_i.e.,_ stopped) IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN. —
Literally, _in the half of the h...
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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 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 (e) Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven...
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The book of the just. In Hebrew Sepher hayashar; an ancient book long
since lost. (Challoner) --- It was probably of the same nature with
that of the wars of the Lord, (Numbers xxi. 4,) containing an...
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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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13._And the sun stood still, _etc The question how the sun stood in
Gibeon, is no less unseasonably raised by some than unskillfully
explained by others. (95) For Joshua did not subtlety place the sun...
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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 THE SUN STOOD STILL, AND THE MOON STAYED,.... The sun that came
out of his chamber like a bridegroom, and rejoiced as a strong man to
run his course, stopped his course at once; and the moon that...
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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 Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, an...
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Jos. 10:13. "And the sun stood still and the moon stayed." God thereby
showed that all things were for his church, all was theirs, the whole
earth, and the sun, moon, and stars, were made for them.
J...
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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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_And the sun stood still_ God heard Joshua's request, and gave him the
thing he asked for, a prolongation of the day to near twice the length
of any other day. This is the fact here attested, and this...
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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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THE DEFEAT OF THE FIVE KINGS ON A DAY OF MIRACULOUS LENGTH...
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And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, they were held back,
they did not continue their course, UNTIL THE PEOPLE HAD AVENGED
THEMSELVES UPON THEIR ENEMIES, completely destroyed them. IS NOT THI...
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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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IASHER? OR, THE UPRIGHT?...
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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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STOOD STILL, Heb. _was silent_, i.e. still, as this phrase is commonly
used, as 1 SAMUEL 14:9 Psalms 4:4 Jonah 1:12; the cessation of the
tongue's motion being put synecdochically for the cessation of...
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Joshua 10:13 sun H8121 still H1826 (H8799) moon H3394 stopped H5975
(H8804) people H1471 revenge H5358 ...
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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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2 Samuel 1:18; Acts 2:20; Esther 8:13; Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 38:8;...
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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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Avenged them on their enemies — That is, till they bad utterly
destroyed them. Book of Jasher — This book was written and published
before Joshua wrote his, and so is fitly alluded here. But this, as...
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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...