Title Joshua 10:12-14 Stay still, sun
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Joshua 10:12-14 Stay the sun Topic: 16. Miracle 2005. 3. 6.
◎ Introduction: On the day of this war, there was a very unusual phenomenon in addition to the transfer due to hail (11).
the sun had stopped
※ Skeptics and some theologians about the sun stopped
① explain and try to fit in natural science ② interpret abstractly or symbolically
※ Who is God? : If you believe in the creation of the heavens and the earth in Genesis 1, the text does not matter.
① Compared to the creation of the sun from nothing, stopping the sun in the air (rotation of the earth) is nothing.
② If you have a radius of 63.780 km, a self-revolution speed of 1,650 km per hour (20 times the speed of a car running at 80 km/h) and a speed of 100,000 km/h around the sun, make one revolution in 9 hours 56 minutes 9,025 seconds 365 days. terrestrial
It is possible to hold the axis of rotation so that the sun stays over Gibeon and the moon stays in the valley of Aijalon.
There are many miracles in the Bible. What is the purpose of the migration?
The one who performed the miracle should pay attention to God (Matthew 19:26, Jeremiah 32:27).
1. By prayer (12)
※ It refers to the prayer “Joshua said to the Lord”.
Prayer Content: “Let the sun rest on Gibeon and the moon on Aijalon”.
Prayer Answers: Immediate answers to special prayers (13~14)
※ Two aspects of prayer
One). It is the power of prayer to stop the sun.
※ Only prayer can move the throne of God.
※ It is God who performs miracles. But God works through the prayer of faith.
(1 John 5:14-15, Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 38:15, 50:15, 56:16-17, 91:15, Jeremiah 33:3, John 15:7)
2). The nature of Joshua's prayer
※ A person who has received a certain mission from God is inevitably in the process of carrying out God’s work.
I felt the time was short, and from the burning passion for fulfilling the mission, I had the earnest desire to “if the sun could stay a little longer”
※ Joshua boldly opened his mouth
“Sun, stay on Gibeon, and moon you do in the valley of Aijalon.
I was able to offer an amazing prayer, and God performed a miracle in this earnest prayer.
If you do not have the power to pray and your prayers are not answered
① Prayer without the guidance and guidance of the Holy Spirit
② A formal, conscious prayer, not a prayer that comes from the depths.
③ Prayer to satisfy one's own interests and lusts, whatever the cause
④ Selfish prayer only for individuals and families
⑤ Prayer for the development and success of one's own work and business, not God's work
2. To defeat the enemy (13)
※ Why did the sun stay?
“The sun remains and the moon ceases, so that the people may take vengeance upon their enemies.”
※ Joshua was faithful to his purpose.
If you spend your time on something other than your purpose, it is a sin of disrespecting God.
① The content of our prayers should be to expand the kingdom of God and to defeat Satan and his forces.
② When we need to receive answers to our prayers, we must faithfully fulfill the purpose we prayed for.
After being answered, you must not change your mind or forget your purpose.
3. To fight for Israel (14)
※ For whom did the transfer take place? It was for Israel.
“For the LORD has fought for Israel.”
① The miracle that the sun stopped was the power of God revealed in response to Joshua's prayer.
② The miracle was one of God's amazing miracles that God used in the process of fighting his enemies.
③ The miracle was God's work to help Israel.
For the benefit of the spiritual Israeli church and believers, God can and is working all things. It is a father's interest and love for his children, which has been going on throughout history without change.
(John 15:16, Hebrews 11:6, Jer 29:12-13, Psalm 145:19, Proverbs 3:6, Lamentations 3:25)
◎Conclusion:
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