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Charles Spurgeon · Citado em PreceptAustin
Josué 10
Spurgeon - Those who join, the Lord’s side are sure to have enemies, but they may rest assured that the Lord will come to the rescue.
Josué 10
Spurgeon - Though the Lord fought for his people, he would only give them success when they put forth all their energies. When however they came up to their work zealously, he put forth his power in such a manner, that all the glory of the victory was manifestly seen to belong to him only. Where we do most, God does more; yea, he does all. Notice also the even greater miracle that as far as we can tell from the text, only the enemy forces were killed by hailstones! Not only that but out of those enemy forces, God spared the 5 kings for He was planning a special ceremony to memorialize Israel's triumph over the strong enemy (Joshua 10:16-18, 22-25, 26, 27) The LORD fighting for Israel in this section reminds me of His actions against the Egyptian forces in Exodus 14 The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.”.... He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.” (Ex 14:14,25+) “The LORD is a Warrior. The LORD is His Name. -- Exodus 15:3+ THOUGHT - The LORD is still a Warrior. Are you availing yourself of His power and presence to enable you to fight your battles against your strong enemies? "If God is for us, who is against us?" (Ro 8:31+)?
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Spurgeon - The book of Jasher is lost, but the book of God is not, nor a single line of it. See how inspiration embalms all things which are recorded in it. We should never have heard the name of this book if it had not been preserved like a fly in the amber of Scripture.) Related Resources: The closed canon—what are the implications? | GotQuestions.org How and when was the canon of the Bible put together? | GotQuestions.org What was the process of deciding on the New Testament canon? | GotQuestions.org What is the canon of Scripture? | GotQuestions.org Joshua 10:14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. there was: 2Ki 20:10,11 Isa 38:8 the Lord: Zec 4:6,7 Mt 21:21,22 Mk 11:22-24 Lu 17:6 for the Lord: Jos 10:42 23:3 De 1:30 Joshua 10 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Joshua 10:42 Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. Joshua 23:3 “And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you. Exodus 14:14 “The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.” Deuteronomy 1:30; ‘The LORD your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, Deuteronomy 3:22 ‘Do not fear them, for the LORD your God is the one fighting for you.’ Deuteronomy 20:4 for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’ AND BELOVED YOU CAN BE ABSOLUTELY ASSURED THAT HE FIGHTS FOR YOU, HIS BELOVED SON OR DAUGHTER (1 John 3:1)! DO YOU BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE? READ Hebrews 13:8! A MOST UNIQUE DAY: YAHWEH HEARD AND FOUGHT FOR ISRAEL And there was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought (lacham) for Israel - What a beautiful description showing that the LORD was intimately involved from beginning to end. This leads to the concluding statement in Joshua 10:42 "the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel." THOUGHT - Are you involved in spiritual warfare as you read this note? If you just answered "no" then you are in trouble and the enemy (the world, the flesh and the devil ) has duped and/or deceived you, making you think there is a "temporary truce!" The fact is that believers are continually involved in spiritual warfare 24/7 and will be until the day of our glorification. In the meantime passages like Joshua 10:14 should give us great encouragement! Our Lord is a Warrior (Ex 15:3+) Who has fought and won the victory in the greatest battle at Calvary. And so as the writer of Hebrews says "He is able to come to the aid of those who are (present tense - continually being tested or) tempted." (Hebrews 2:18+). We are not left to ourselves when the spiritual conflict rages. Even as Yahweh fought for Israel, His chosen nation, so too He will fight for us, his His chosen children (1Th 1:4+), His beloved sons and daughters (1Jn 3:1+)! It therefore behooves us to study and know what the Bible teaches about our spiritual warfare (See resources on Spiritual Warfare) Paul in some of the very last words recorded alludes to his warfare and His Warrior - At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened (endunamoo) me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued (rhuomai) out of the lion’s mouth.(2Ti 4:16-17+) Matthews - The idiom “listened to” (shama‘ … beqol) means “obey,” indicating in stunning language that God answers Joshua’s prayer. As the celestial bodies obey the Lord, so the Lord “obeys” the words of a mortal man. (Joshua Teach the Text Commentary) Stephen Grant on the LORD listened to the voice of a man - Firstly, “the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man”. The word “hearkened” (shama) is a strong word which is used in this way on only three occasions in the Old Testament where the Lord is the subject (Nu 21:3; Josh 10:14; 1Ki 17:22). On the other two occasions, the Lord responded to Israel by giving the Canaanites over to them, and to Elijah by bringing a young boy back to life. When the sun and moon stood still, for the first time, the Lord obeyed—for that is the strength of the word—the voice of a man. (What the Bible Teaches - Joshua Judges Ruth) Spurgeon - To please sceptical minds, scores of explanations of this wonderful occurrence have been laboriously elaborated, but there is no need for them and no use in them. The Almighty God can as easily stop the sun and moon as a watchmaker can alter a watch; he did do so, and how he did it is no question for us: we may rest assured he prolonged the daylight by the very wisest means. It is not ours to try and soften down miracles, but to glorify God in them. At the appearing of our greater Joshua, the sun and moon shall be confounded while he shall be revealed in flaming fire, taking vengeance on his enemies. Henry