joshua-5:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13

EXPOSITION When Joshua was by Jericho. The preposition בְּ , the principal meaning of which is "in" signifies here "in the immediate neighbourhood of," as in 1 Samuel 29:1 (where, however, the LXX . read "in Endor" ) , Ezekiel 10:15 . Perhaps Joshua had ascended some hill in the close vicinity of the city to reconnoitre it alone, and here he received the directions which resulted in the miraculous capture of the city (see also Genesis 13:18 , where בְּאֵלנֵי ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

The captain of the host. As Moses, on entering on his mission, was favoured with a marvellous Divine manifestation ( Exodus 3:1-6 ), so with Joshua, now that he is about to make his first onslaught on the strongholds of the Canaanites. The angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire. God spoke to him from the midst of the bush that burned but was not consumed. The supernatural radiance was the vehicle of the Divine Presence. God clothed Himself with light as with a garment.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

A soldier's interview with his captain. It adds much to the general power of the Bible as an ethical handbook, that great part of its instruction is conveyed in the pleasing form of history, political and individual. I. JOSHUA 'S ANXIETY . Gilgal, where the ceremonies related in preceding verses were celebrated, was not far from Jericho, the great stronghold which protected the eastern district of Palestine and which it was necessary for the Israelites to capture before they could... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

The Captain of the Church. At the very time when the battle of Israel against the idolators of the land of Canaan was about to commence, Joshua saw a mysterious warrior stand before him sword in hand. "Art thou for us or for our enemies?" he cried. "I am come," is the answer, as Captain of the Lord's host. I. THIS DIVINE CAPTAIN HAS NEVER LEFT THE ARMY OF THE HOLY , though He may NOT AT ALL TIMES have made Himself VISIBLE . He was with the Church when it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:14

And he said, Nay. Many MSS . which are followed by the LXX . and Syriac versions, have לוֹ for לאֹ here. The Chaldee and Vulgate read לאֹ , and the Masorites do not reckon this among the 15 passages in which לוֹ is read for לאֹ (Keil). But when Keil adds that a comparison of this passage with Joshua 24:21 decides the point, he is going too far, since כִּי often stands, like the Greek ὅτι , before a quotation, in the place of our inverted commas (see, for instance,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:15

Loose thy shoe from off thy feet. Cf. Exodus 3:6 . We have here a clear proof (see also Joshua 6:2 ) that He who now spoke to Joshua was a Divine Person. The loosing the shoe from the feet is regarded by Origen and other patristic commentators as emblematic of the removal of worldly engagements and pollutions from the soul. Now Jericho was straitly shut up. HOMILETICS Verses 13-6:21 The vision and the command. Three points demand our special attention in this passage.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:13

A man - See Genesis 12:7, note; Genesis 18:2, note. The appearance was that of God manifested in the Person of His Word. Hence, the command of Joshua 5:15. That the appearance was not in a vision merely is clear from the fact that Joshua “went unto Him” and addressed Him. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:14

Captain of the host of the Lord - i. e. of the angelic host, the host of heaven (compare 1 Kings 22:19; 1 Samuel 1:3, etc.). The armed people of Israel are never called “the host of the Lord,” though once spoken of in Exodus 12:41 as “all the hosts of the Lord.” The Divine Person intimates that He, the Prince (see the marginal references) of the Angels had come to lead Israel in the coming strife, and to overthrow by heavenly might the armies and the strongholds of God’s and Israel’s enemies.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:13

Joshua 5:13. When Joshua was by Jericho Hebrew, in Jericho; that is, in the territory adjoining to it; whither he went to view those parts, and discern the fittest places for his attempt upon Jericho. A man One in the appearance of a man. With his sword drawn In readiness to fight, not, as Joshua thought, against him, but for him and his people. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:14

Joshua 5:14. As captain of the Lord’s host Captain of this people, and I will conduct and assist thee and them in this great undertaking. Now this person was evidently not a created angel, but the Son of God, who went along with the Israelites in this expedition, as their chief and captain. And this appears, 1st, By his acceptance of adoration here, which a created angel would not have dared to admit of, Revelation 22:8; Rev 9:2 d, Because the place was made holy by his presence, (Joshua... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 5:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:14

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