Joshua 10:10

"Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night."

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes God's intervention and support, as Joshua’s swift and unexpected arrival represents divine aid in the face of overwhelming odds. The nighttime march from Gilgal underscores both the element of surprise and the spiritual preparedness required for faith to overcome adversity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Beth-horon -The two places of this name, the upper and the lower Beth-horon (marginal reference), are identified with the villages Beit-ur el Foka (the upper) and Beit-ur et Tahta (the lower): Beit-ur being probably a corruption of Beth-horon. The name itself (“house of caves”) points to the exceedingly rocky character of the district. Upper Beth-horon was between six and seven miles west of Gibeon; and “the way that goeth up to Beth-horon” must accordingly be the hilly road which leads from Gibeon to it. Between the two Beth-horons is a steep pass, “the going down to Beth-horon”Joshua 10:11; and here the Amorites were crushed by the hailstones.

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