Joshua · around about 1406 BC
Commander of the Lord's Army
Commander of the Lord's Army is recorded in Joshua and falls around about 1406 BC. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
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What happened
A man with a drawn sword appears to Joshua and says he is commander of the Lord's army.
Where it fits on the timeline
Joshua meets the commander near Jericho before the city’s walls fall (Joshua 5:13-15; Joshua 6:1-27).
The passage
Joshua 5:13-15
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our enemies?” He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of the LORD’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” The prince of the LORD’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.
Scripture references
Joshua 5:13-15
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