Jos 5:15 | TNotes | STEP | 5:15 Take off your sandals, for the place ... is holy: This was what God told Moses at the burning bush (Exod 3:5 ). Joshua certainly recognized the similarity. This encounter would have encouraged Joshua of God’s blessing on Israel’s first action against Canaan.

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‏ Joshua 5:15

5:15 ^a Take off your sandals, for the place ... is holy: This was what God told Moses at the burning bush (Exod 3:5 ^b). Joshua certainly recognized the similarity. This encounter would have encouraged Joshua of God’s blessing on Israel’s first action against Canaan.