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.
14 And there was no day like that
before it or after it that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a
man: for the Lord fought for
Israel.
Did the Sun really stand still? No, the Sun moved as it
always does, it just looked like it stopped moving because the Earth had
stopped in order to lengthen out the day. The Lord can command the Earth to do
as He wishes because He created it.
What were Israel’s successes?
What were Israel’s successes?
·
Joshua uses an ambush, takes Ai, and slays its
inhabitants
·
He builds an altar in Mount Ebal
·
Israel defeats the Amorites and their allies
·
Joshua and Israel conquer the whole land
·
The tabernacle of the congregation is set up at
Shiloh
·
Built an altar of testimony by the Jordan to
show they are the Lord’s people
What were Israel’s failures?
·
Israel is defeated by the people of Ai
·
Joshua complains to the Lord
·
Achan and his household are destroyed because he
disobeyed the Lord by taking the spoils of Jericho.
·
The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league with
Israel
·
Some inhabitants are not expelled
·
Some Canaanites continue to dwell among the
Ephraimites.
What was the major theme of Joshua’s final address to his people? I believe that it is found in Joshua 24:15 “Choose ye this day whom ye will serve.” Joshua wants to people to actively choose whom they will serve, not just go with the flow, do whatever, or even just see what their friends are doing, but actually choosing for themselves and being responsible for their choice. (2 Nephi 10:23) How many times do we forget that we have chosen whom we will serve? How many times do we find ourselves going with the crowd because it is easier than standing up? Will you dare to stand alone?
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”
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