“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
but as commander of the army of the Lord
Christ Himself, Who also appeared to Abraham under the oak at Mamre ( Genesis 18:1 ), Jacob at Peniel ( Genesis 32:24-30 ), Moses at the burning bush ( Exodus 3:2 – 4:17 ), and the two disciples at Emmaus ( Luke 24:13-16 ).
