Jos 10:12-13 | TNotes | STEP | 10:12 Joshua prayed to have the day lengthened so the Israelites could finish the task without allowing the Amorite forces time to organize a new defense against Israel. • The sun and moon, two of Canaan’s most powerful gods, proved powerless against the Lord. • Aijalon was a city near the western end of the Beth-horon road.

‏ Joshua 10:12-13

10:12 ^a Joshua prayed to have the day lengthened so the Israelites could finish the task without allowing the Amorite forces time to organize a new defense against Israel.

• The sun and moon, two of Canaan’s most powerful gods, proved powerless against the Lord.

• Aijalon was a city near the western end of the Beth-horon road.
10:13 ^b God caused the sun to stay in the middle of the sky. Not all miracles can be understood, whether in purpose, in scope, or in mechanism.

• The Book of Jashar served as one of the ancient sources for Israel’s historians. While well known in ancient Israel, it did not survive as a separate document.