What is Holy Ground?
In Joshua 5:13–15, a supernatural being who calls himself “the commander of the army of the LORD ” appears to Joshua in an episode that leaves most people puzzled: When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” And the commander of the LORD’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. www.hopecollege.com To better understand this seemingly strange episode in Joshua, let’s consult a few Bible resources as we follow these steps. Step 1: Locate the episode in the storyline of Joshua First, let’s look at the immediate context of this pa...