Joshua probably went to have a look at the city and see what was happening, some kind of a reconnaissance mission.1 He was exploring the area around Jericho when he came across the man with a drawn sword.
Joshua probably went to have a look at the city and see what was happening, some kind of a reconnaissance mission.1 He was exploring the area around Jericho when he came across the man with a drawn sword.
13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?”