First, remember that the ancients all believed the sun moved and the Earth stood still. We know now that it is the Earth that revolves around the sun. That error itself is evidence of the human hands behind the Bible’s construction. What’s more, the particular form of the miracle was shaped by political motivations. Was not the sun god worshipped by the enemies of Joshua? Hence, the miracle is a message trumpeting that the Hebrews’ God was more powerful than the Gentiles’ God.”
