THE DAY THE SUN STOOD STILL

 

THE DAY THE SUN STOOD STILL

(Joshua 10:5– 27)

Five kings of the Amorites united.

With their troops they took position.

The Gibeonites who were attacked,

Were outnumbered in the confrontation.

So they quickly sent word to Joshua,

"Do not abandon your servants.

Come fast if you are to save us!

The kings and their armies are fervent.

So Joshua marched up from Gilgal,

His army was fully manned.

The LORD said to him, "Do not be afraid;

I have given them into your hand"

After making an all-night march,

Joshua took his foes by surprise.

The LORD threw them into confusion,

Which would lead to their demise.

Israel pursued them along the road,

As they fled for their lives back to town.

As they headed up to Beth Horon,

God hurled large hailstones down.

More enemies died from the hailstones,

Than died by an Israelite’s sword.

On the day the Amorites fell to Israel,

Joshua said to the LORD:

"O sun, stand still over Gibeon,

O moon, over the Valley."

So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,

‘Til the war’s grand finale.

The sun stopped in the middle of the sky,

Where it stayed a full day’s span.

.There has never before or since been a day,

When the LORD obeyed a man.

Surely the LORD was with Israel,

But not because they were brave.

They all survived and returned to the camp.

And the five kings hid in a cave.

When Joshua learned the kings had been found,

In a place that was easy to block,

He instructed some of the men,

To seal the mouth with a rock.

He later said, "Bring the kings to me."

They would pay for what they did.

At Joshua’s word, the kings were killed,

And were thrown in the cave where they hid.

You can make your requests to the Lord,

But don’t tell Him what to do.

Though Joshua got by with it,

Don’t expect it to work for you.

And don’t expect the sun to stand still,

Though there’s not enough hours in the day.

And if you were to see the moon stop,

You’d best get on your knees and pray.

Becky Wall