This “man” who was standing before Joshua with his sword drawn in his hand was clearly no mere man, nor was he merely a created angel in human form. Instead, he was undoubtedly a Divine Person, physically manifest in the form of a man. Therefore, this is no one less than the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, manifested as a “theophany.” This reality is further clarified by the fact that Joshua paid homage, and even worship, unto him by his calling him Lord, and by acknowledging the ground on which he stood as holy.
