Victory in the Valley of Ajalon Jos 10:1-15 I. Location Jos 10:1 II. Explanation Gen 14:18; Jos 10:1; Jdg 1:8 III. Representation Jos 10:2 IV. Occupation Josh 10:8 V. Devotion Josh 10:14-15

1. Victory in the Valley of
Ajalon
Jos 10:1-15
I. Location
Jos 10:1
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of
Jerusalem…
The name Jerusalem is mentioned here for the first
time in the Bible.
(it is Salem in Gen 14:18, Psa 76:2.)
Ps 76:2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his
dwelling place in Zion.
II. Explanation
Gen 14:18; Jos 10:1; Jdg 1:8

2. Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought
forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the
most high God. History
Josh 10:1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek
king of Jerusalem… Mistry
Judg 1:8 Now the children of Judah had fought
against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it
with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Prophecy
The name “Jerusalem” is found the first time in Jos 10:1.)
It is in connection with war, and the next time, we find
Jerusalem on fire (Jdg 1:8).
This is a prophecy of the history of that city.
Adoni-zedec is here the King of Jerusalem.
His name means “lord of righteousness.”
He represents the counterfeit king in opposition to
Jerusalem’s true King (Melchizedec, King of
righteousness and King of peace).

3. He (Adoni-zedec) is a type of Anti-christ.
On account of Gibeon having gone over to Israel,
Adoni-zedec forms an alliance, which he heads as
leader.
His confederates are given by name.
Horam (the noise of a multitude), King of Hebron;
Piram (the wild ass), King of Jarmuth;
Japhia (causing brightness); King of Lachish;
Debir (an oracle), King of Eglon.
This satanic alliance was aimed at Gibeon and Israel.
The sun and moon were witnesses to Joshua’s great war,
and held their course till the triumph was complete.
For 2,000 years the Sun of righteousness and the moon as
type of the holy spirit has been witness and assistant in a
long warfare with the wickedness of this world. The Sun
and Moon will remain faithful till our battle is complete.
This miracle must have stricken with terror in the hearts of
the enemies of Israel, the pagan nations worshipped the
sun and the moon by imagination not inspiration.

4. Signs in heaven are frequently mentioned in the Bible.
Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith
the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at
noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
Isa 13:10 For the stars of heaven and the
constellations thereof shall not give their light: the
sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the
moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Ezek 32:7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover
the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will
cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not
give her light.
Joel 2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the
heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be
dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and
the moon into blood, before the great and the
terrible day of the LORD come.
Joel 3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened,
and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

5. In the tribulation and the battle of Armageddon these
signs will be fulfilled.
The sun and moon will be darkened.
What terror will take hold upon the great masses of those
who reject Christ!
Rev 6:12-17 12 And I beheld when he had opened
the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of
heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth
her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty
wind. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it
is rolled together; and every mountain and island
were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of
the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and
every bondman, and every free man, hid
themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the
mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that
sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the
Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and
who shall be able to stand?

6. III. Representation
Jos 10:2
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great
city…
It is emphatically mentioned concerning Gibeon that it was
a great city of mighty men.
Josh 10:2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon
was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and
because it was greater than Ai, and all the men
thereof were mighty.
A friend of a fool can only provide further folly; but, a
friend of God’s friends is sure to find help in time of
trouble.
Josh 10:4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we
may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with
Joshua and with the children of Israel.
Gibeon appealed to Joshua for help.
Josh 10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua
to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from
thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and

7. help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in
the mountains are gathered together against us.
IV. Occupation
Josh 10:8
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have
delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of
them stand before thee.
God intends his soldiers to do battle. God could have
annihilated the Amorites with just a spoken word, but
he did not.
The more effort you give the more power of God you see.
Josh 10:9-10
9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and
went up from Gilgal all night.
10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel,
and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and
chased them along the way that goeth up to
Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto
Makkedah.
Joshua doesn’t ask for a speedy end to the battle but for
provisions to FINISH the enemy.

8. Josh 10:12-13 12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in
the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites
before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight
of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou,
Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood
still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this
written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in
the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down
about a whole day.
V. Devotion
Josh 10:14-15
14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that
the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the
LORD fought for Israel. 15 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
One great accomplishment does not mean your personal
status has changed from your position before the battle.
Victory in the Valley of Ajalon
Jos 10:1-15
I. Location

9. Jos 10:1
II. Explanation
Gen 14:18; Jos 10:1; Jdg 1:8
III. Representation
Jos 10:2
IV. Occupation
Josh 10:8
V. Devotion
Josh 10:14-15