VARIOUS QUOTES BY KING ELYON AND/OR THE PRINCE (this list is by no means exhaustive): Jeremiah 31:36-37; Isaiah 19:16; Psalm 103:10; Ezekiel 16:8, 14,-15, 17, 20-21, 30-34, 60, 62; 18:23; 23:37; 33:11; Hosea 2:15, Zechariah 3:8-9; 12:10; 13:1-2, 7; Acts 14:16, 17:27, 30; Romans 5:12.
EARTHLY APPEARANCES OF THE PRINCE: With the exception of the Phoenician widow, if the Prince appears to a mortal in the novel, the Bible said, “And the LORD appeared to…” or referenced the Angel of the LORD (which many Christian scholars believe to be a Christophany/pre-incarnate appearance of Christ). Since humans cannot see the face of God and live (Exodus 33:20), the author felt comfortable that any verse which indicated that the LORD “appeared” to someone could refer to a Christophany.
THE PRINCE AS CAPTAIN OF THE LORD’S ARMY: Jewish scholars believe the “man” who appeared to Joshua in Joshua 5:13-15 is the archangel Michael rather than the Angel of the LORD. This very well could be accurate as the Hebrew word in vs.14 sometimes translated “worship” is also translated “bow down.” (Two of many examples include: Lot bowing to the angels who come to Sodom, and Abraham bowing to the Hittites during a business transaction.) So Joshua may not have been worshipping him, but merely bowing to him out of respect. If the Jewish understanding is correct, then all mentions of the Prince leading the mortals into battle should be attributed to Michael, the “spirit prince of the Jewish people” (10:21. Daniel 12:1). On the other hand, many Protestant scholars (beginning with Martin Luther) and even some early church fathers (Origen) believed the “Angel of the LORD” and the “Captain of the LORD’s army” were the same individual, likely because the “man” said the ground on which Joshua stood was holy and ordered him to remove his shoes (which the Angel of the LORD commanded Moses to do from the burning bush). While the author leans toward the Protestant understanding, no dogma is intended, as obviously God could have given the same message to the Angel of the LORD for Moses and the Captain of His army to Joshua.
THE PRINCE’S POEMS: Psalm 55. Psalm 22. Song of Songs 1:2, 8:6-7.
CHARACTER NAMES: There is no “b” in Hebrew; the use of “v” more accurately reflects the original name. Other names have been given variant spellings due to numerous persons sharing the same name. Still others have been modified to remain consistent with the overall allegorical flow of the novel.
THE TITLE SON(S) OF GOD: Given to the angels in Job 1:6; given to Adam in Luke 3:38; given to all of Israel in Exodus 4:22; given to the royal descendants of David in 2 Samuel 7:14-16 and 1 Chronicles 17:13-14.