Joshua 5

Treated in 6 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 5:13 Once, when Joshua was close to Jericho, he looked up, and there in front of him stood a man with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went over to him and asked, "Are you on our side, or on the side of our enemies?" 2
  • 5:14 "Neither," he answered. "I am the commander of the army of the LORD, and now I have come." Then Joshua threw himself down with his face to the ground and bowed low. He said to him, "What does my lord wish to say to his servant?" 2
  • 5:12 The manna stopped on the day after they ate from the produce of the land. The Israelites had no more manna; that year they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan. 1
  • 5:15 The commander of the army of the LORD said to Joshua, "Take the sandals off your feet. The place you are standing on is holy." And Joshua did so. 1

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Where it is preached

  1. Till He Come · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Fragrant Spices from the Mountains of Myrrh cites Josh. v. 13

    …(Gen. xviii.), by the brook of Jabbok (Gen. xxxii. 24-30), beneath the walls of Jericho (Josh. v. 13), and in the fiery furnace of Babylon (Dan. iii. 19-25), the Son of man did visit His…

  2. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    March cites Josh. v. 14

    …of forgiveness.—Smith. March 5 As captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. Josh. v. 14. Surely Israel might now face the foe with unwavering confidence, and sing of victory…

  3. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Josh. 5:15

    …necessary medium of approach to God; God's directions to Moses in Ex. 3:5, to Joshua in Josh. 5:15, the punishment of Uzziah in 2 Chron. 26:16-26, the strict orders to Israel in regard to…

  4. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites Joshua 5:12

    January 1 “They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” (Joshua 5:12) Israel's weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more…

  5. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Jos. 5:13

    …of Mamre (Gen. 18), by the brook of Jabbok (Gen. 32:24-30), beneath the walls of Jericho (Jos. 5:13), and in the fiery furnace of Babylon (Dan. 3:19, 25), the Son of Man visited his people.…

  6. The Big Story · Ochorus Originals

    Into the Land cites Joshua 5:14

    …our enemies?” “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army” (Joshua 5:14). Joshua fell on his face. That one word, “Neither”, matters for everything that follows.…