Joshua 10:11It happened, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, that Yahweh cast down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than who the children of Israel killed with the sword.
The setting
Beth Horon pass, Israel, ~1400 BC. Amorite armies flee down the steep mountain road when massive hailstones begin falling from a clear sky...
The emotion here: stunned reverence at witnessing the supernatural
The original word
bārād (בָּרָד) — hailstones, but unusually large ones that kill on impact
Why it matters
The Beth Horon pass was the main military route between the coast and Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Joshua 10:11
More enemies died from God's hailstones than from Israel's swords
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the violence, but miss that God was protecting His people with precision - only the enemies were hit.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Joshua 10:11
Bible Genome reading
Joshua 10:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Joshua 10:11 comes from the book of Joshua, written during the conquest period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include supernatural intervention, divine power. Notable phrases: Yahweh cast down great stones.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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