Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s angel protested to Joshua, saying,
- KJV And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
- NKJV Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying,
- NASB And the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying,
- NLT Then the angel of the Lord spoke very solemnly to Jeshua and said,
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Quick answer
The angel of Yahweh solemnly charges Joshua with a commission. Cleansing leads to renewed responsibility before God.
Overview
Having been cleansed and clothed, Joshua now receives a solemn exhortation, showing that grace is followed by a call to faithful obedience. The 'protest' or charge introduces the conditions and promises that follow. This order, grace first and then obedience, reflects the gospel pattern where new life produces a walk of faithfulness.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Jer 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
- Exod 23:20–21Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
- Gen 48:15–16Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Acts 7:35–38This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Isa 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Gen 22:15–16And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
- Zech 3:1Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- Hos 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Gen 28:13–17And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
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The Branch who is both priest and king, the shepherd struck and the flock scattered, the king coming humble on a donkey, the one they pierced, the fountain opened for sin — Zechariah is dense with Christ.
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