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Podcast: Reasoning Through the Bible
Episode: S12 || Why Do We Have to Work So Hard? Plus Science & Faith || Joshua 10:1-43 || Session 12 || Verse by Verse Bible Study
Description: Joshua faces a formidable coalition of five Amorite kings who've united against the Gibeonites simply because they made peace with Israel. This hostile reaction mirrors what many new believers experience today when friends and family inexplicably turn against them after their conversion to Christianity. The spiritual opposition isn't random—it's a pattern repeated throughout history whenever someone aligns themselves with God.What captivates us most in this passage is how God provides victory through dramatically different means. While Jericho fell easily with minimal effort, this battle required an exhausting uphill march followed by a day-long battle so pr...