0 Joshua : Prophecy and Misquotes

And he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still ... And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies ... So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 10:12

Trivia: After killing everyone in Ai and burning the city, what did Joshua do to the king of Ai?

Joshua : Prophecy and Misquotes (2)

  1. This verse says that Ai was never again occupied after it was destroyed by Joshua. But Nehemiah (7:32) lists it among the cities of Israel at the time of the Babylonian captivity. 8:28
  2. God promises to give Joshua all of the land that his "foot shall tread upon." He says that none of the people he encounters will be able to resist him. But later we find that God didn't keep his promise, and that many tribes withstood Joshua's attempt to steal their land. 1:3-5, 3:10, 15:63, 16:10, 17:12-13, 17:17-18, 21:43-45

Copyright © 1999-2024
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible

Send comments to Steve Wells
at swwells(at)gmail.com