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.
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.
Verse Joshua 5:14. _BUT AS CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD AM I NOW COME._] By this saying Joshua was both encouraged and instructed. As if he had said, "Fear not; Jehovah hath sent from heaven to sa...
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...
5. AT GILGAL CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The terrified enemies (Joshua 5:1)_ 2. Circumcision commanded and executed (Joshua 5:2) 3. The Passover kept (Joshua 5:10) 4. The old corn of the land ...
JOSHUA 5:13 TO JOSHUA 6:27. THE CAPTURE OF JERICHO. The narrative begins at Joshua 5:13; Joshua 6:1 is an insertion (observe that RV places it in brackets), so that
_as captain_ or rather, PRINCE OF THE HOST OF JEHOVAH, i.e. of the Angelic Host, the Host of heaven. "I am prince of þe oost of þe Lord," Wyclif. Compare the expressions "Jehovah of hosts," or more fu...
Joshua 6:1-5. Appearance of the Prince of the Host of Jehovah 13. _when Joshua was by Jericho_ having as yet received no special instructions as to the mode in which he was to attack Jericho, though...
DISCOURSE: 247 CHRIST THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD’S HOST Joshua 5:13. 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 wi...
_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 thes...
_The Appearance of the Captain of the Lord's Host Joshua 5:13-15_ 13 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...
_AND HE SAID, NAY; BUT AS CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD 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 he sai...
5:14 come. (f-16) Or 'for I, the captain (or prince) of the army of Jehovah, am now come.'...
RENEWAL OF CIRCUMCISION AND CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER The two incidents recorded in Joshua 5:2;—Circumcision and the Passover—represent the final stage in the preparation of the people for the Holy...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 5 *CIRCUMCISION AND *PASSOVER – JOSHUA 5:1-...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר ־צְבָֽא
CHAPTER XI. THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST. Joshua 5:13; Joshua 6:1. THE process of circumcision is over, and the men are well; the feast of unleavened bread has come to an end; all honour has been...
THE COMMANDER AND HIS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN Joshua 5:13; Joshua 6:1 When the heart is perfect with God we may count on His presence and help. It is to the separated and obedient servant that the vision of...
The effect on the people of this crossing of the Jordan is revealed in the words, "Their heart melted, neither was there any spirit in them any more." Therefore time must again be taken for matters di...
Five events of interest are recorded in Joshua 5:1-15. First, we learn that the kings of the Canaanites by the sea lost heart when they learned how the Lord had caused Israel to pass through Jordan on...
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and (g) did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? (g) In...
Prince of the host of the Lord, &c. St. Michael, who is called prince of the people of Israel, Daniel x. 21. (Challoner) --- Some of the Fathers explain it of the son of God. (Origen, hom. 6.) But St....
I bring the whole of these verses into one view because they are connected. And I desire the Reader to attend to the very precious things contained in them. A more interesting portion, perhaps, in ref...
The passing of the Jordan was a wondrous and significant event; but it was not everything. It sank deep into the consciences of the Canaanites on all sides; but there was more that was needed, and mor...
_FOR OR AGAINST?_ ‘Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?’ Joshua 5:13 I. THE FAITHFUL FIGHTER. (_a_) _ Called_, or ordained (Numbers 27:18), as we are by Baptism, or Confirmation. (_b_) _ Inst...
14._And he said, Nay; but as captain, _etc Although the denial applies equally to both parts of the question, namely, that he was neither an Israelite nor a Canaanite, and was thus equivalent to a den...
The power of resurrection-life takes all strength from Satan: "He who is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not." In our earthly life, the flesh being in us, we are expo...
AND HE SAID, NAY,.... Not for or on the side of their adversaries was he come, as Joshua suspected at the first sight of him; the Septuagint version is, "he said unto him", taking לא for לו, as it som...
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD 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? Ver. 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, wh...
1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Ioshua renueth Circumcision. 10 The Passeouer is kept at Gilgal. 12 Manna ceaseth. 13 An Angel appeareth to Ioshua. 1 AND it came to passe when all the Kings of the...
And He said, Nay, He belonged neither to the one nor to the other, b UT AS CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD AM I NOW COME, Prince of the innumerable angelic armies. AND JOSHUA FELL ON HIS FACE TO THE E...
THE PASSOVER CELEBRATED...
CIRCUMCISION IN GILGAL (vs.1-9) The miraculous crossing of the Jordan awakened great fear in the hearts of the Canaanitish people, so that their hearts melted (v.1). This was God's work. It was He w...
CAPTAIN: Or, Prince...
13-15 We read not of any appearance of God's glory to Joshua till now. There appeared to him one as a man to be noticed. This Man was the Son of God, the eternal Word. Joshua gave him Divine honours:...
HE SAID, NAY, I am neither Israelite nor Canaanite. CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE LORD; either, 1. Of all creatures in heaven and earth, which are God's hosts. Or, 2. Of the angels, who are called the h...
Joshua 5:14 said H559 (H8799) Commander H8269 army H6635 LORD H3068 come H935 (H8804) Joshua H3091 fell...
Joshua 5:14 A ‘And he said, “No, but as Captain of the host of YHWH am I now come.” ' To Joshua's astonishment the man replied that He had come as Captain of YHWH's host. At the mention of YHWH's hos...
Joshua 5:13 I. There is a lesson here, not inappropriate to the present times, in the fact that Christ appeared to Joshua as a "man of war." Would that image have been used, would Christ have assumed...
CONTENTS: Reproach of Egypt rolled away. New food for the new place. The unseen captain. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Christ. CONCLUSION: (Circumcision, the seal of the covenant in their flesh, was negl...
Joshua 5:1. _The Amorites on the side of Jordan westward._ This agrees with Numbers 13:29. The Amorites dwell in the mountains. Joshua 5:2. _Make thee sharp knives._ Whet them, if of steel; but often...
_Nay; but as Captain of the host of the Lord._ THE WARRIOR CHRISTIAN I. The special significance of this vision to Joshua. “The Lord’s host” does not primarily allude to those Israelite armies encamp...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 5:1__ A new generation is circumcised to remind them of their privileged covenant relationship with God. The Passover celebration reminds them that God released them from slavery...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 5:13 A MAN WAS STANDING BEFORE HIM. Joshua seems to wonder if this man is an Israelite or an enemy solider. The COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF THE LORD answers “
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 5:13. By Jericho] Lit., _in_ Jericho. Ewald gives the meaning, “the immediate neighbourhood, the closest connection with another thing, and, as it were, the act of entering int...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 5:13 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, howeve...
Now in chapter five we read where all of the adult males were at this point circumcised. It was a rite that they did not follow while they were in the wilderness. So that those who were born in the wi...
1 Samuel 3:10; 1 Samuel 3:9; Acts 10:25; Acts 10:26; Daniel 10:13;...
As captain — I am the chief captain of this people, and will conduct and assist thee and them in this great undertaking. Now this person is not a created angel, but the son of God, who went along with...