been to a man and people about to carry on military conflict! Ultimate responsibility does not rest on Joshua’s shoulders, nor are the twelve tribes the only army fighting for their cause.3 The God of the Bible has a knack for tailoring the disclosures of his character to the various and particular needs of his people. But there is also a strangeness about this captain. He does not fit any of Joshua’s categories. But when Joshua receives the command to remove his sandals (5:15), he doubtless begins