The Day the Sun Stood Still
When Israel needed more time to complete its victory over the enemies threatening it, Joshua prayed and the Lord answered by stopping the sun in the midst of the sky (Joshua 10:12-13). This extraordinary miracle unveils God's sovereign power over all creation and his readiness to act on behalf of his people when they trust fully in him. In the heat of the battle against the Amorite kings, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the sight of all Israel and dared to command: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon." The boldness of this prayer reveals a faith that takes God at his word. The account states that "the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day" until the nation had avenged itself on its enemies (Joshua 10:13). The sacred writer stresses that there has been no day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to the voice of a man (Joshua 10:14). This sign teaches that the entire universe obeys the God who made it, and that no hostile power can resist when he fights for his own. The miracle is not an isolated legend but a theological declaration: the Creator of the cosmos remains fully master of his handiwork and inclines his ear to the prayer of the righteous. For the believer today, this passage nourishes the confidence that God, who governs the stars, can also order the circumstances of our lives to accomplish his purposes of salvation.
Key verse snapshot
“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”
Bible Verses about The Day the Sun Stood Still
6 Scripture passages on this theme
Revelation 22:11
“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”
Ezekiel 41:7
“And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.”
Psalms 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
2 Samuel 20:12
“And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.”
Deuteronomy 23:25
“When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn. ”
Joshua 10:13
“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 hasted not to go down about a whole day.”
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Apply These Verses to Your Life
Scripture comes alive when we meditate on it and apply it daily. Read these verses in full context, pray for understanding, and ask God how they speak to your situation with the day the sun stood still.
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