ellauri083.html on line 430: From time to time, one hears that NASA computers have proved the account of the unusual day that accompanied the Battle of Gibeon found in Joshua 10:12–14. This marvelous little story about NASA computers began circulating in the late 1960s and early 1970s, during the heyday of the Apollo program. According to the story, in preparation for the Apollo moon landings, a computer at NASA calculated the positions of the earth, moon, and other solar system bodies with great precision far into the past and future.
ellauri083.html on line 436: This story is not new, but rather it is a modern retelling of an even older story. In the 1930s, Harry Rimmer made reference to how science had proved the missing day of Joshua, and this story continued to circulate within Christian circles for decades. Rimmer’s mention of this may have been the origin of Hill’s story. Rimmer based his statement upon an 1890 book by C. A. L. Totten, Joshua’s Long Day and the Dial of Ahaz, a Scientific Vindication and “a Midnight Cry.” Totten did a very elaborate computation of the date of the battle of Gibeon since the creation.
ellauri083.html on line 438: He reasoned that the battle was on the twenty-fourth day of the fourth month of the Hebrew civil calendar in the 2,555th year after the creation. This was the 933,285th day since creation. From this, Totten determined that this day was a Tuesday. Next, Totten calculated backward in time from June 17, 1890 to the battle of Gibeon. He concluded that the battle was 1,217,530 days previously, which was a Wednesday. Hence, there was a day missing. Of course, Totten’s computation required very precise dates, something that most people today would find ludicrous. However, Totten managed to obtain some audience in the late 19th century. While most people today are not impressed with such an approach, apparently invoking a computer, as in the Hill story, is sufficient to convince some people today. This story has been debunked many times, so it is a shame that it keeps being repeated.
ellauri083.html on line 440: The fact that NASA computers have not proved the account of Joshua’s long day does not mean that there was no miracle at the battle of Gibeon as recorded in the book of Joshua. We know that God’s word is inspired. Therefore, we know that the Bible is authoritative in all things, including history. Since Joshua 10:12–14 tells us that God performed this miracle, we can be assured that indeed He did perform this miracle. As Joshua 10:14 described it, “There has been no day like it before or since” (ESV).
ellauri152.html on line 457: Vanhemmiltani sain todistukseksi vain pyhät kirjat joiden mukaan näin oli. Mutta kirjat olivat vain paperia ja mustetta ja ihmiset olivat ne kirjoittaneet. Tiesin jo että myös kristityillä oli kirjoja joihin oli kirjoitettu että juutalaiset olivat syntinen rotu ja ettá tuomiopäivänä he joutuisivat ikuiseen kadotukseen koska olivat hylänneet Jeesuksen. Tiesin myös kerettiläisistä kirjoista jotka kielsivät sekä Mooseksen että Jeesuksen. Veljeni Joshua joka oli yksitoista vuotta vanhempi kuin minä (kaksi tyttoä meidän välistämme oli kuollut tulirokkoon) puhui usein tästä äitini kanssa. Näissä kirjoissa väitettiin että maailma oli miljoonia vuosia vanha, satoja miljoonia (oik. miljardeja). Ihmiset eivät polveutunect Aadamista vaan apinoista. Jumala ei ollut luonut maailmaa kuudessa päivässā vaan maa oli repeytynyt irti auringosta ja sen jäähdyttyä miljoonia vuosia sen pinnalle oli kehittynyt elollisia olentoja. Muinaisolentojen jälkiä löydettiin kivistä ja meripihkasta. Neljäkymmentä ja viisikymmentä miljoonaa vuotta sitten eläneiden eläinten luita ja sarvia löydettiin. Mooses ei ollut erottanut Punaista merta, Joosua ei ollut pysäyttänyt aurinkoa Gibeonissa eikä Messiasta tulisi koskaan. Veljeni ei puhunut Jumalan ihmeistä vaan luonnon ihmeistä. Miten mahtava ja suurenmoinen luonto oli! Tähdet joiden valo tavoitti meidat miljoonien vuosien kuluttua. Kaikki mikä oli olemassa: ihmiset, koirat, siat, luteet, meri, joet, vuoret, kuu olivat osa tátä luontoa.
ellauri156.html on line 513: 26 When Joab came out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it. 27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly so that he died on account of the blood of Asahel his brother. 28 Afterward when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the LORD forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. 29 “May it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold of a distaff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.” 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon (2 Samuel 3:26-30).
ellauri156.html on line 520: The only engagement between the rival factions which is told at length is noteworthy, inasmuch as it was preceded by an encounter at Gibeon between twelve chosen men from each side, in which the whole twenty-four seem to have perished. In the general engagement which followed, Abner was defeated and put to flight. He was closely pursued by Asahel, brother of Joab, who is said to have been "light of foot as a wild roe". As Asahel would not desist from the pursuit, though warned, Abner "was compelled" to slay him "in self-defence". This originated a deadly feud between the leaders of the opposite parties, for Joab, as next of kin to Asahel, was by the law and custom of the country the avenger of his blood.
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