Joshua asked the Lord that the sun should stand still; but the astronomers claim that the sun stands still all the time, and the earth moves. How should we understand this? It is easily understood if we will allow the common usage of language to prevail in the Bible as it does elsewhere. We speak of the sun rising and the sun setting. We do not mean that. We all know that the portion of the earth upon which we are has revolved toward the sun; and we know that when the sun sets, that portion has revolved away from the sun. It is easily understood, though we use the language of appearance. So it was in Joshua's day. The sun did not go down. Joshua desired that it should not go down in appearance—should stand still. This could have been met in two ways. The reflection of the sun could have been cast back upon the earth just as long as God desired it, if He chose to work that way; or He could have retarded the motion of the earth, so that the day would be much longer. It was in God's power to do either.