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Gordon McConville and Stephen Williams interpret the book of Joshua in relation to Christian theology, providing exegetical commentary and reflection on an often-troubling book that nonetheless plays a key role in the biblical drama of salvation. McConville and Williams address significant theological themes in Joshua, such as land, covenant, law, miracle, judgment, and idolatry. They posit that...

Persia and is called “one of the chief princes” (Dan 10:13). Michael may offer a better analogy to the figure whom Joshua meets here. Even so, Joshua’s response to the disclosure of the man’s identity is as if he was in the presence of God himself (v. 14). This is consistent with occasions when people are met by “the angel (lit., ‘messenger’) of Yahweh” and the appearance of the angel seems tantamount to an appearance of God (notice the reaction of Manoah after the visitation of “the angel of Yahweh”:
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