 Thus God's address to Moses in (in which he instructed Moses to speak to the rock to bring forth water) may have been the first time that God had spoken to Moses in 38 years.Citing and 26, Rabbi Joshua of Siknin said in the name of Rabbi Levi that God agreed to whatever Moses decided.For in God commanded Moses to make war on Sihon, but Moses did not do so, but as reports, Moses instead “sent messengers.” God told Moses that even though God had commanded Moses to make war with Sihon and instead Moses began with peace, God would confirm Moses’ decision and decree that in every war upon which Israel entered, Israel must begin with an offer of peace, as says, “When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.”

A Baraita deduced from that just as the sun stood still for Joshua in , so the sun stood still for Moses, as well.