Joshua 10 - Defeat of the Southern Kings | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Joshua 10 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Joshua 10 the sun stands still during the famous battle at Gibeon. Joshua marches his army about 30 kilometres through the night for a surprise attack against an alliance of five kings. Unlike Rahab and the Gibeonites who chose humility, nobody else does, and this southern alliance is defeated here at Gibeon, speeding up the campaign for Canaan. In Sunday school pictures we see the sun standing still, but in reality the battle was fought during an almighty hailstorm which killed many of the enemy combatants. The sun, despite standing still, was not visible. And of course God would have stopped the earth’s rotation to make the sun stand still, but if that happened normally, the coriolis effect would destroy all life on earth instantly. So this was a supernatural event of the highest order, effectively freezing not just the earth, or the sun, but everything in an instant which time continued for a day. God is the author and sustainer of life, so this is not a challenge for him, because he sustains life every single day. The chapter finishes with victory, and then Joshua systematically conquering a number of cities one by one. This symbolises our spiritual life where we are to overcome strongholds of the evil one in our lives one by one.