The passage is Joshua 5:13-15. For those who do not feel like looking it up on their own I have included it here:
ויהי בהיות יהושע ביריחו
וישא עיניו וירא והנה־איש עמד לנגדו
וחרבו שלופה בידו
וילך יהושע אליו ויאמר לו׃
הלנו אתה אם־לצרינו
ויאמר׃ לא כי אני שר־צבא־יהוה
עתה באתי
ויפל יהושע אל־פניו ארצה
וישתחו ויאמר לו׃
מה אדני מדבר אל־עברו
ויאמר שר־צבא יהוה אל־יהושע׃
של נעלך מעל רגלך
כי המקום אשר אתה עמד עליו קדש הוא
ויעש יהושע כן׃
Pretty clear huh?
3 comments:
While I don’t have anything overly intelligent to say regarding the passage, I will say that this has always been my favorite text in Joshua. The pre-incarnate instances of Christ have always drawn my interest in scripture. With that view in mind, I appreciate the idea of Christ’s dominion over Israel’s army and bringing them into the land he had promised them. Israel’s strength and success came not by their own hands but only though the Lord’s power and sovereignty. This idea keeps me humbled in my achievements and gives me strength when fighting personal battles.
When you visit Lakewood again I hope we can have a coffee session so that you can teach me Hebrew :)
No pressure!
I'll look it up, if I have something wise I may share it.
If not then at least I may learn something.
I am curious why God (incarnate) delivers Jericho over to the Israelites, and yet when asked if he is FOR them or for their adversaries, He says He is for neither.
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