The commander of the Lord’s army answered, “Take off your shoes. The place where you are standing now is holy.” So Joshua obeyed him.
Then the Lord said, “Don’t come any closer. Take off your sandals. You are standing on holy ground.
The city of Jericho was closed. The people in the city were afraid because the people of Israel were near. No one went in the city and no one came out of the city.
And we heard that voice. It came from heaven while we were with Jesus on the holy mountain.