...his death, were more than all those whom he slew in his life. — Joshua prayed to God, and said, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon ; add God heard his prayer, and caused the sun and moon to stand still accordingly. The prophet...

...into the earth.* (9.) The standing still of the sun and moon at the command of Joshua, Josh. x. 12. "Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the...still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon." Joshua doubtless acted, on this occasion, by an immediate impulse upon his mind from the...

...expression which reminds me of the word vouchsafed in ancient times to Joshua his type, when Joshua spake to the Lord, in the day when the Lord delivered up...thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon.' For as the sun and the moon stood still indeed (not altering their relative position to...

...expression which reminds me of the word vouchsafed in ancient times to Joshua his type, when Joshua spake fold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak...let him do it as of the ability which God giveth : of Ajalon." For as the sun and the moon stood still indeed (not altering their relative position to...

...into the earth.* (9.) The standing still of the sun and moon at the command of Joshua, Josh. x. 12. "Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the...in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeou ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon." Joshua doubtless acted, on this occasion, by an...

...compeers ! where, I own, I am sore. * Quaere : What says the president to the follo#itigpajsajre? " Sun ! stand thou still upon Gibeon : and thou Moon...Ajalon. And the sun stood still ; and the moon stayed." " I have done — on the subject 'tis vain to enlarge — " But, I beg, you'll consider each separate...

...trace in this account the grand command of Almighty suspension, as given in Joshua x. 12, 13 : — " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, moon,...valley of Ajalon : and the sun stood still, and the moou stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. — Is it not written in the...

...may be applied to the extraordinary phenomenon which occurred subsequent to this event, when Joshua said, in the sight of Israel, " Sun ! stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon."* It does not at all follow from this, we think, that the earth ceased to revolve on its...

...Lord, and he said in the sight of his victorious troops, " Sun, stand them still in Gibeon ! and them moon in the valley of Ajalon ! And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed until they had avenged themselves upon their enemies. " But this sublime prodigy was not the onry interposition...

...kingdoms of the countries." The book of Jasher, also, is twice mentioned in Scripture. In Joshua, x. 13, " And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher?" And in 2 Sam. i. 18, " And he bade them...