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Adventistische Schriften über: "According to the Bible (Joshua 10:12-14), Joshua prayed to God that the sun and the moon would stand still so that Israel could defeat its enemies. God heard him, and the sun stood still until the people had taken vengeance on their enemies."
Answer
According to the Adventist quotations, Joshua prayed to God for the sun and moon to stand still so that Israel could defeat its enemies. The accounts confirm the miracle and describe it as a divine answer to Joshua's prayer. God heard him, and the victory over the Amorites was completed.
Quotations on the Sun and Moon Standing Still
»Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.' And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the people had taken vengeance on their enemies.«
»Then Joshua spoke to the Lord ... and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand still over Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.' So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the people took vengeance on their enemies.«
»At Joshua's word, it pleased God to stop the earth in its revolution and thus cause the sun to stand still for a time, so that the Canaanites were overcome before Israel.«
»Take the case of Joshua. The Lord said to him, 'I have given these five kings into your hand,' and Joshua went out to take them, that is all; and because the day was not long enough to take them, Joshua looked up and said, 'Sun, stand still!«
Original Sources (English)
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