We are currently discussing the Commander of God’s warrior angels who appeared before Joshua in Joshua 5:15. The sword this mysterious figure was wielding was symbolic of the holy war that was about to be fought. In terms of theological implications, the appearance of this divine warrior figure who accepted worship from Joshua and identified himself […]

“The commander of Adonai’s army answered Y’hoshua, “Take your sandals off your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy.” And Y’hoshua did so.”-Joshua 5:15 In Joshua 5:15, we have pretty much a direct quote from what was spoken out of the Burning Bush to Moses way back in the book of Exodus. […]

“One day, when Y’hoshua was there by Yericho, he raised his eyes and looked; and in front of him stood a man with his drawn sword in his hand. Y’hoshua went over to him and asked him, ‘Are you on our side or on the side of our enemies?’”-Joshua 5:13 All of a sudden, we […]

Yesterday I pointed out that the Lord ceasing to rain Manna down from heaven represented a major growth point in the faith of Israel. From now own, instead of being directly fed by the Lord, they would have to work the land and feed themselves and each other. This is a direct parallel to how […]

“The people of Israel camped at Gilgal, and they observed Pesach on the fourteenth day of the month, there on the plains of Yericho. The day after Pesach they ate what the land produced, matzah and roasted ears of grain that day.The following day, after they had eaten food produced in the land, the man […]