Wisdom, was begotten as a Beginning before all His creatures and as Offspring by God,
who has also declared this same thing in the revelation made by Joshua the son of Nave
(Nun). Listen, therefore, to the following from the book of Joshua, that what I say may be-
come manifest to you; it is this: ‘And it came to pass, when Joshua was near Jericho, he lifted
up his eyes, and sees a man standing over against him. And Joshua approached to Him, and
said, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? And He said to him, I am Captain of the Lord’s
host: now have I come. And Joshua fell on his face on the ground, and said to Him, Lord,
what commandest Thou Thy servant? And the Lord’s Captain says to Joshua, Loose the
shoes off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. And Jericho was shut
up and fortified, and no one went out of it. And the Lord said to Joshua, Behold, I give into
thine hand Jericho, and its king, [and] its mighty men.’ ”414
414 Josh. v. 13 ad fin., and Josh.vi. 1, 2.
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