absolutely.... He can use anything He wants, or a combination of things together ..... faith doesn;t require an explanation.. ...but i always found it a lot of fun anyway to think these things through... and wonder how the various miracles played out.... ... but to me it;s not a matter of could God have done something.. but simply how did He choose to do it?....
There’s actual research that’s easily accessible online about this event. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3224-...-ever-recorded-eclipse-in-joshuas-battle/amp/
Because you’re using literal language, not figurative. I’m not we’ll-versed in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic, but in just glancing over a few resources online, it became quickly apparent that the word “stop” doesn’t exactly mean what it does in today’s language. It was then used in the context of a “slowing down” than today’s version of a complete halt. Obviously you understand that Joshua wouldn’t have viewed ancient science through today’s lenses. I believe God used a natural event for a supernatural purpose in extending light through this eclipse. Perhaps I’m wrong, but this idea of an “extended day” can be found in the writings other ancient cultures as well. Modern day research seems to be lending proof to this idea based on what I’ve just done some light research on. Perhaps God did literally stop the rotation of the earth, but I believe the eclipse is a scientific explanation for an ancient phenomenon.
You're using a lot of words but not saying very much.
I don’t understand why you aren’t getting this. The light wasn’t dimmed, it was extended. Here’s NASA’s definition: “An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, but while the Moon is at its farthest point from Earth. Because the Moon is farther away from Earth, it appears smaller and does not block the entire face of the Sun.”
An annular eclipse and an ordinary solar eclipse are not the same. One extends “daylight” while the other doesn’t.
I posted this above, but here’s some recent research on the topic: https://www.timesofisrael.com/3224-...-ever-recorded-eclipse-in-joshuas-battle/amp/
But that's exactly what I don't understand: how is an eclipse supposed to extend the light? The sun and the moon continue in their normal, regular courses. It just so happens that a few times a year, they cross paths in the sky. A solar eclipse is just the moon's shadow on the earth. The day is still 24 hours long, and high tides still happen every 12 and a half hours.
I’ll explain with a picture because I’m obviously failing with words. Light (I won’t call it “daylight”) is extended for up to 12+ hours.
Your geographic location comes into play with respect to how much light you’re able to observe from the annulus. Perhaps being in Canada it would be different than, say, Argentina. Also, the Earth is not the same shape as in biblical days.
No, only the *appearance* of it. It was likely some combination of an eclipse and refracted light in the atmosphere.
I clearly stated very early on it’s a plausible *theory.* I also very clearly stated that maybe God literally did stop the rotation of the earth. BTW, this theory has been floated around in documented form since the 1870s—at minimum. The recent scholarly work has just begun to lend credence to those notions. I’m not sure why you’re so threatened by God performing miracles through natural processes on earth.
To say "this is that" is a definition.