Joshua 5:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. ”

Joshua 5:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 Joshua 6:2 should imme...
Joshua 5:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. Loose thy shoe from off thy foot, etc To give additional sanctity to the vision, the great Angel requires as a sign of reverence and fear that Joshua put off his shoes. Moses relates, (...
Joshua 5:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. Loose thy shoe from off thy foot, etc. - These...
Joshua 5:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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,...
Joshua 5:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. For the place whereon thou standest is h...
Joshua 5:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Renewal Of Circumcision And Celebration Of The Passover The two incidents recorded in Joshua 5:2-12 ;—Circumcision and the Passover—represent the final stage in the preparation of the people for...
Joshua 5:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XI. THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST. Joshua 5:13-15 ; 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 honou...
Joshua 5:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Commander and His Plan of Campaign Joshua 5:13-15 ; Joshua 6:1-11 When the heart is perfect with God we may count on His presence and help. It is to the separated and obedient servant that...
Joshua 5:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 d...
Joshua 5:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 re...
Joshua 5:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua ,.... As a trial and proof of his obedience to him: loose thy shoe from off thy foot ; which is to be understood literally, as when the like was...
Joshua 5:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy. And Joshua did so. Ver. 15. Loose thy shoes. ] Deny thyself wh...
Joshua 5:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From off thy foot In token of reverence and subjection. Holy Consecrated by my presence. The very same order which God gave to Moses at the bush, when he was sending him to bring Israel out of E...
Joshua 5:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 H...
Joshua 5:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Captain of the Lord's Host. B. C. 1451. 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by...
Joshua 5:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Loose thy shoe from off thy foot, in token of reverence and subjection: see on Exodus 3:5 . The place is holy, consecrated by my presence; which when it was withdrawn, it was no more holy than a...
Joshua 5:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the Captain of YHWH's host said to Joshua, “Put off your shoe from off your foot, for the place on which you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.' Compare for this incident Exodus 3:5...
Joshua 5:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 enteri...
Joshua 5:15 - Scofield Reference Notes

holy translated, "consecrated," ( Joshua 6:19 ) in R.V. "holy."
Joshua 5:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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; bu...
Joshua 5:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 en...
Joshua 5:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Joshua 5:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Passover Celebrated
Joshua 5:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 1:18 ; Acts 7:32 ; Acts 7:33 ; Exodus 3:5
Joshua 5:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

From thy foot — In token of reverence and subjection. Holy — Consecrated by my presence. The very same orders which God gave to Moses at the bush, when he was sending him to bring Israel out of Egy...

Joshua 5:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joshua 5:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joshua 5:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 5:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 5:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - Scofield Reference Notes

Joshua 5:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 5:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Joshua 5:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joshua 5:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joshua 5:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 5:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes