Joshua 10:13
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13 So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies.
Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar[a]? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.[b]
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Habakkuk 3:11
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11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky
as your brilliant arrows flew
and your glittering spear flashed.
Isaiah 38:8
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8 I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[a] of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
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- 38:8 Hebrew the steps.
Luke 18:7
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7 Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
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Joel 2:10
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10 The earth quakes as they advance,
and the heavens tremble.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars no longer shine.
Psalm 148:3
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3 Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
2 Samuel 1:18
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18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. It is known as the Song of the Bow, and it is recorded in The Book of Jashar.[a]
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- 1:18 Or The Book of the Upright.
Judges 16:28
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28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
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Joshua 10:14
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14 There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!
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Joel 3:15
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15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will no longer shine.
Psalm 136:7-9
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7 Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—
His faithful love endures forever.
8 the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.
9 and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 19:4
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4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
Esther 8:13
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13 A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day.
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Revelation 16:8-9
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8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. 9 Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
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Isaiah 24:23
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23 Then the glory of the moon will wane,
and the brightness of the sun will fade,
for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion.
He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem,
in the sight of all the leaders of his people.
Psalm 74:16-17
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16 Both day and night belong to you;
you made the starlight[a] and the sun.
17 You set the boundaries of the earth,
and you made both summer and winter.
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- 74:16 Or moon; Hebrew reads light.
Judges 5:2
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2 “Israel’s leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the Lord!
Joshua 10:11
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11 As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.
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Numbers 31:2
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2 “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”
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Revelation 21:23
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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.
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Revelation 8:12
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12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night.
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Revelation 6:12
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12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood.
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Revelation 6:10
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10 They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?”
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Acts 2:20
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20 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives.
Matthew 5:45
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45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
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