Joshua 5

Joshua 5:2

The second time] Not that these were Circumcised once before. See ver. 7. It was neglected, or omitted many years for some reasons. And at this time upon many reasons renewed, and again injoyned by God. See the Annotations upon this text.

Joshua 5:9

Gilgal] Of this place, see the Annotations on Hos. IV. 15.

Joshua 5:13

A man] This Captain of the Lords hoast, was not Gabriel, or any other created Angel; but Michael the Archangel, Iude 9. Michael the great Prince of Gods people, Dan. X. 21. and XII. 1. the Angel of the Covenant, Mal. III. 1. Christ the Sonne of God; Appearing here, and sundry other times, in the shape of man, as a foregoing presage and prologue, to typifie his future Incarnation. And this appeareth, by Ioshua’s Adoration of him, as his Lord Jehovah, Ch.

VI. 2. and by His acceptance of it, which an Angel would have refused, Apoc. XIX. 10. by his Commanding Joshua to put off his shoes, because the place was holy; like to that, Exod. III. 5. Not that the Place was capable of any inherent holinesse in it self, but hallowed by Gods holy presence in it, and in that relation onely so esteemed; and which ceased so to be when his Presence was withdrawn from it. This Captain instructs Joshua about the maner of besieging, and conquering Jericho, Ch. VI. 2,—5.