...uphold the planets in their course, my dear. The potent command was issued, " in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon : and the sun stood still, and the moon stayed ; " to the utter consternation of the Canaanitish...

...cries of the vanquished, and the triumphant shouts of the pursuing squadrons, his command was heard, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon." Those heavenly bodies obeyed his command, for it was the Omnipotent God who spoke by his...

...Joshua to the Lord, in the day when the Lord delivered np the Amorites before the children of Israel : Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed : And there was no day like that before it,...

...given rise to many speculations. As the people were engaged in the pursuit of the Amorites, Joshua said, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves of...

...that while the declining rays were thrown on the lofty hill, Joshua uttered that sublime command, ' Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon.' " When issuing from the valley, the flying Amorites descended on the wide plain beyond,...

...principal emphasis, that of force, on kill and steal, makes them much stronger and more impressive. Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. — Joshua x. 12. But if we were to use the rising instead of the falling inflection, thus,...

... 'Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.' Who, in reading this magnificent Hebraism, in his conception, sees aught but the heroic...

...way, it must yield to his prayer. Accordingly, no sooner did this righteous man issue the command, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon," than all the laws of nature were suspended, " and the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,...

...stupendous miracle recorded in the book of Joshua, when the Prophet " said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon," has for centuries been a fruitful subject of discussion and controversy. Scoffers and infidels...

...of daylight, and secure the complete overthrow of the Canaanites. " He said, in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon...