God’s Ultimate Daylight Savings

Miracle

Joshua 10:12-27

The Background (10:1-5)

This is real HISTORY of Israel, not fiction.

It was God’s plan to give CANAAN to the

Israelites.

Israel won several major victories, and the

King of Jerusalem feared JOSHUA and the

Israelites. (10:1)

The King of Jerusalem called on 4 Amorite kings to join him in

battle against ISRAEL forming a league of 5

nations. (10:3)

The King of Gibeon TRICKED Joshua then

called on Joshua at Gilgal to keep his

covenant and help them. (10:4)

The Battle (10:5-15)

God promised Joshua a VICTORY, so he led his

army 25 miles to Gibeon at night and sprung a SURPRISE

attack on the Amorites outside Gibeon.

God helped by sending large

HAILSTONES from heaven at the enemy.

Joshua was instructed to destroy them all, but

there wasn’t enough TIME in the day. He

needed more DAYLIGHT hours.

Joshua prayed, “SUN, stand still over

Gibeon!” (10:12) Many of these pagan enemy WORSHIPED the sun!

The Outcome (10:16-27)

God had POWER over the sun.

The sun STOOD STILL until the enemy was

defeated. Time stood still for about a day. A

unique MIRACLE (10:14)

What is important is not HOW God did it, but THAT God did it!

The five kings hid in a CAVE. Joshua told his

men to roll huge STONES up against

the entrance

The news of this battle spread, and other

cities in Canaan were afraid of the Israelites

and the POWER of their God.

The Lessons

God will accomplish His PURPOSES.

The Amorites of Southern Canaan acted to HINDER or prevent God’s plan for the Israelites to conquer

Canaan.

God acted to preserve his people to bring the

MESSIAH into the world in line with His

promises in Genesis 12:1-3.

When we pray to God, it may not result in the

SUBTRACTION of our problems, but it will

definitely be the ADDITION of

power.

God has the power to provide VICTORY.

God created TIME. (Genesis 1:1-5)

God will END time when Christ returns

God has the power to STOP time

temporarily.

God will DESTROY all the enemies of righteousness.

God uses the AVAILABLE who have

big FAITH.

We study these stories to encourage

our FAITH. (Romans 15:4)

Do you have the faith to pray for MIRACLES?