A Special Day: Christ won the victory

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13So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,

Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.

Is it not written in the Book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hurry to go down for about a whole day. 14There was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.

– Joshua 10:13-14

45Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. 46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabaktanei?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

– Matthew 27:45-46
(NASB® © 2020)
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When Israel, led by Joshua, fought against the Amorites, a great miracle happened: the sun remained at its zenith for hours at midday. Joshua (Hebrew: “The LORD is salvation”) was thus able to achieve a tremendous victory over the enemy.

Many centuries later: It suddenly gets dark at midday. For three hours. In these three hours, Jesus (the Greek version of the name “Joshua”) achieves a tremendous victory over sin, death and the devil on the cross at Calvary.

What happened in Joshua’s time was unique: “There was no day like it, before him or after him.” But how much more applicable is this statement to the day when the Lord Jesus accomplished the work of redemption on the cross at Calvary! This day stands out infinitely from all other days – and this day will remain unforgotten in eternity.

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Isaiah 53:7
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Genesis 22:6
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