13 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.
I was doing a little research on Josh 10 and found it seems this little versus creates quite a ruckus. I saw bible scholars (maybe self proclaimed--I didn't check references) arguing it does not translate into the sun literally stopping in the sky another argued the combination of sun and moonlit night created the effect of a longer day to aid the troops. Aethist point out if true it creates a conflict with promises in Genesis.
I'm not smart enough to figure all that out. Since I believe God is the creator of everything its pretty easy to believe if he chose too he could have performed the miracle of halting the sun and moon in the sky. But maybe this translation to isn't perfect literally--I don't know. I'm an analytical person that likes everyting to work out and make sense mathematically, but I have also learned there are some ways of God I won't fully understand until I'm face to face with him. I have plenty of life experiences proving God is with me that more than overcome my lack of understanding of every word and message contained in the bible. I will continue to pursue more knowledge and understanding but sometimes I just have to have faith.
Joshua's faith is so strong he follows all God's directions seemingly without question no matter how daunting the opposition may appear to be. He provides a great model for us to follow even today, listen to what God tells us to do and do it.
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