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SAA Notes
The kings of the Amorites reject God. This is what is at the heart of this history. They know what God is doing, yet war against His purposes. Joshua protects the people of Gibeon. This is the character of that greater Joshua, our Jesus!
SJA Notes
* Bountiful God, You are our shepherd – we shall not want. You make us lie down in green pastures, and lead us beside still waters. You restore our souls!
“There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel.”
Many kings had gather together, mighty warriors come to wreak violence upon Gibeon for aligning themselves with Israel.
This does not go well for the kings and their people, and Joshua calls for the Lord to stay the sun.
The sun stands still for about a whole day.
“There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel.”
There was another day, both greater and more terrifying, no other day like it before or since.
The day that God heeded the self-inflicted state of man, when He won the big war against sin, the devil and death.
On that day God listened to the voice of the true Man, God in the Person of the Son – “It is finished” was the cry.
And it was.
Praise God for His great and powerful saving work, heeding the cry of His Son on the cross!
* Lord God Above,
Truly You are good and kind and merciful to us Your people.
Please continue to remind us of our need for You.
Please help us to show people around us the truth of You at work in us.
And may they come to know You!
Amen.