The Day the Sun Stood Still

Rev. Dr. Adam Filipek, pastor at Holy Cross and Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Lidgerwood, ND, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Joshua 10:1-27. The pagan kings of Canaan consider Gibeon traitorous for making peace with Israel. These kings ally with each other and attack Gibeon. Joshua honors the treaty made with Gibeon and goes quickly to their aid with the LORD’s promise. As He has done in the past, so the LORD continues to fight for His people and gives the victory to Israel. He does so through the miraculous means of causing the sun to stand still, a reminder of the cosmic battle that the LORD wages for us against sin, death, and Satan. As the LORD provides for the complete conquest of the five Canaanite kings and their armies, He foreshadows His ultimate victory over His enemies and ours through Jesus’ death and resurrection. “The Promised Land Delivered” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Joshua. After the death of Moses, the LORD remains with His people to bring them into the Promised Land under Joshua. Throughout the book, the LORD proves that not one of His Word falls unfulfilled. Today, the Church has the same confidence that all of God’s promises find their “Yes” in Christ.