Captain of the host of the Lord - that is, of the angelic host, the host of heaven (Compare 1 Kings 22:19; [Reference 1 Samuel 1…

And he said, Nay; but as captain, etc. Although the denial applies equally to both parts of the question—namely, that he was neither an Is…

And he said, nay
Not for or on the side of their adversaries was he come, as Joshua suspected at the first sight of …

We do not read of any appearance of God's glory to Joshua until now. One like a man appeared to him, who was to be noticed. This Man was the Son of…