Joshua 5:14
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He said, No; but [as] prince of the host of Yahweh am I now come. Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said to him, What says my lord to his servant?
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageIsrael had crossed the Jordan into Canaan, camped at Gilgal near Jericho, and renewed covenant signs at Gibeath-haaraloth after leaving Egypt. As they faced Jericho near the Great Sea’s inland region, the Lord’s commander declared divine authority over Israel’s conquest.
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Joshua 5:14 mentions Canaan, Egypt, Gibeath-haaraloth, Gilgal, Great Sea, Jericho and Jordan.
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