Jos 5:13-15, Psa 2:6, Isa 9:6-7, Jer 23:5-6, 33:15-17, Mic 5:2 | ESV | STEP | 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 ?

Joshua 5:13-15

The Commander of the Lord’s Army

13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, ^aa man was standing before him ^bwith his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua ^cfell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, ^d“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Psalms 2:6

6 “As for me, I have ^eset my King
on ^fZion, my ^gholy hill.”

Isaiah 9:6-7

6 ^hFor to us a child is born,
to us ⁱa son is given;
^jand the government shall be ^kupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ⁿCounselor, ^oMighty God,
^pEverlasting ^qFather, Prince of ^rPeace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^sthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^twith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^uThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

5 ^v“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous ^wBranch, and ^xhe shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and ^yIsrael will ^zdwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ^aa‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

Jeremiah 33:15-17

15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous ^abBranch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days Judah will be saved, ^acand Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ^ad‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

17 “For thus says the Lord: ^aeDavid shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

Micah 5:2

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} ^agBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of ^ahJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ^airuler in Israel,
^ajwhose coming forth is ^akfrom of old,
from ancient days.