¹⁴ “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown^(A) to the ground^(B) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord^[a] have for his servant?”

¹³ “‘Every day you are to provide a year-old lamb without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord; morning by morning^(A) you shall provide it.^(B)

¹⁴ You are also to provide with it morning by morning a grain offering, consisting of a sixth of an ephah^[a] with a third of a hin^[b] of oil^(A) to moisten the flour. The presenting of this grain offering to the Lord is a lasting ordinance.^(B)

³¹ “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice.^(A) Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.^(B)

The King Who Exalts Himself

³⁶ “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself^(A) above every god and will say unheard-of things^(B) against the God of gods.^(C) He will be successful until the time of wrath^(D) is completed, for what has been determined must take place.^(E)