joshua-5:13-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:15

Joshua 5:15. From off thy foot In token of reverence and subjection. Holy Consecrated by my presence. The very same order which God gave to Moses at the bush, when he was sending him to bring Israel out of Egypt, he here gives to Joshua for the confirming his faith, that as he had been with Moses, so he would be with him. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:2-15

Camp at Gilgal (5:2-15)Israel’s camp at Gilgal became the centre for the battle campaign that was to follow. But before the people could receive the land God promised them in the covenant, they had to renew their covenant relation with him.During the previous forty years, the people of Israel had brought shame upon themselves through consistently being disobedient and unbelieving. They had even neglected the first requirement of the covenant, which was the circumcision of all newborn male... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 5:13

when. Between 16th and 21st Abib. a Man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 5:14

Captain, or Prince. host = Israel as Jehovah's host. Compare Exodus 12:41 . worship. Therefore Divine. Compare Revelation 19:10 ; Revelation 22:9 . my Lord = A donai. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 5:13-15

A CHRISTOPHANY"And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as the prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? And the prince of Jehovah's host said... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 5:13

Ver. 13. And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho— The solemnities of the passover being ended, and Joshua being come nigh to Jericho to reconnoitre the city, and judge of the dispositions to be made in order to lay siege to it with success, was greatly surprised, after having been but for a moment alone, to see before him all on a sudden something which he took for a man, with a sword in his hand, and all the appearance of a warrior. The general of Israel approached this unknown, and,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 5:14-15

Ver. 14, 15. And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord, &c.— "No," replied the Unknown to Joshua, "I am no hostile visitant; I am the chief of the army of the Lord." Joshua, on these words, threw himself to the earth, and, adoring the sacred personage, respectfully inquired what were his commands: the angel, however, first of all requires him to put off his shoes from his feet, thereby to appear with more reverence in a place rendered holy by his august presence. All this is... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:13

13. when Joshua was by Jericho—in the immediate vicinity of that city, probably engaged in surveying the fortifications, and in meditating the best plan of a siege. there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn—It is evident from the strain of the context that this was not a mere vision, but an actual appearance; the suddenness of which surprised, but did not daunt, the intrepid leader. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:14

14. the host of the Lord—either the Israelitish people (Exodus 7:4; Exodus 12:41; Isaiah 55:4), or the angels (Psalms 148:2), or both included, and the Captain of it was the angel of the covenant, whose visible manifestations were varied according to the occasion. His attitude of equipment betokened his approval of, and interest in, the war of invasion. Joshua fell on his face . . ., and did worship—The adoption by Joshua of this absolute form of prostration demonstrates the sentiments of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:13-15

"Despite Joshua’s long military experience he had never led an attack on a fortified city that was prepared for a long siege. In fact, of all the walled cities in Palestine, Jericho was probably the most invincible. There was also the question of armaments. Israel’s army had no siege engines, no battering rams, no catapults, and no moving towers. Their only weapons were slings, arrows, and spears-which were like straws against the walls of Jericho." [Note: Campbell, "Joshua," p. 339.] As Joshua... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 5:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:2-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 5:13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 5:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 5:13-15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 5:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 5:14-15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:13-15

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