Any idea what the relevance of this passage might be?
Thanks!
It also called Moses to mind for me. In the first couple of chapters, we see that Joshua was to be obeyed in the same way that the people had obeyed Moses. But, in Moses’s case, we know that he was on Mount Horeb / Sinai, which is considered to be a holy place. What is this holy ground on which Joshua was standing? What made it holy? Why was nothing further mentioned? It just seems elusive to me.Glenn Dean wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:26 pm It certainly makes one think back to Moses and the burning bush and God asking him to take off his sandals.
Joshua was ready to make his first conquest as leader of Israel (i.e. over Jericho) - Moses was ready to be introduced as leader of Israel.
Another thing I think might be significant - in both cases it was God (in Moses' case), an angelic commander for the army of the Lord in Joshua's case) - interesting it was NOT a human that said "take off your sandals"
Glenn