Passage Research
Joshua 10 — Sermon Preparation
Joshua defeats a coalition of five southern kings in a battle where the sun and moon stand still to give Israel time to complete the victory. Below is a research summary for Joshua 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 43
- verses
- 766 / 176
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוֹשׁוּעַ | Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ | H3091 | 29 | Jehoshua |
| נָכָה | nâkâh | H5221 | 14 | strike |
| לָכִישׁ | Lâkîysh | H3923 | 8 | Lakish |
| מַקֵּדָה | Maqqêdâh | H4719 | 7 | Makkedah |
| גִּבְעוֹן | Gibʻôwn | H1391 | 8 | Gibon |
| מְעָרָה | mᵉʻârâh | H4631 | 8 | cavern |
| לָחַם | lâcham | H3898 | 9 | feed on, consume |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who, having slighted the riches of his grace, must for ever feel the weight of his wrath. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 10:28–43 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ai 1— Josh 10:1
- Gibeon— Josh 10:1
- Jericho 1— Josh 10:1
- Jerusalem— Josh 10:1
- Azekah— Josh 10:10
- Beth-horon— Josh 10:10
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