Joshua 10:28
"At the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and threw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day."
Key Reflection
At the end of the battle against Gibeon, Joshua ensured that the bodies of the defeated kings were properly dealt with by hanging them on trees and then taking them down at sunset to bury them in a cave, symbolizing their defeat and sealing it off with large stones—a practice signifying both judgment and permanence. This action would have been understood by the original audience as a reaffirmation of God's sovereignty over the land, and it served as a stark reminder of the consequences of opposing Israel’s divine mission to conquer Canaan.
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