The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Joshua 10:12-14,
"On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: 'O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.' So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a man. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!"
Here is a fascinating account! As Joshua and the Israelites fought against the five kings of the Amorites, Joshua asked the Lord to lengthen the day as they destroyed their enemies. As the account goes, more of the Amorites were killed by the Lord, who "hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky" than were killed by the Israelites. The Lord stopped the sun and the moon until Israel's enemies were vanquished. The account says the stoppage was about the length of a full day. As the account goes, "Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!"
What a day that was! How did God do it? Did the earth's rotation cease while somehow God kept everything from flying off it? I don't have a clue! I get carsick just thinking about it! Truly, this was an amazing thing! "Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!"
Something very striking is also stated in this passage: "There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a man." Here is a comment that will confound a lot of theology! The Lord listened to a man! What interaction between God and man! The Israelites did what the Lord asked them and the Lord intervened on Israel's behalf! the Creator of the universe not only told Israel what to do, but also participated in helping Israel carry it out.
I don't think I would want to ever be in the cross-hairs of Israel as she carries out God's direction for her!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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