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The tumbling walls of Jerhico might be the most famous miracle in the book of Joshua, but second to it might be the enigmatic story of, "the sun standing still" (Joshua 10:12-13). Biblical scholars debate exactly what happened in the sky that day, but perhaps the more important part of the story is the strange role reversal happening on the ground. When Canaanite allies of Israel are in trouble, the LORD tells Joshua that God himself will enter the fray and fight the enemy while Joshua stands back and commands the heavens (10:14). Canaan's cowardly giant warrior kings hide in caves while Israel's servant-general finds the Almighty taking his job until the land finally "had rest from war," (11:23). 

These stories of destruction and violence remain difficult to understand, but we continue to look for the ways God's grace in Christ is hidden on these pages. As the battle against sin and evil rages within our own souls, God has not ceased fighting for us. That is good news for war-weary people.