1 Therefore, after all the kings of the Amorites, who were living across the Jordan toward the western region, and all the kings of Canaan, who possessed the places beside the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel, until they crossed over it, their heart was broken, and there remained in them no spirit, out of fear at the entrance of the sons of Israel.
2 So at that time, the Lord said to Joshua: “Make for yourself knives of stone, and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.”
3 He did what the Lord had commanded, and he circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
4 Now this is the reason for the second circumcision: All the people who departed from Egypt of the male gender, all the men fit for war, died in the desert during the very long wandering way;
5 all these had been circumcised. But the people who were born in the desert,
6 throughout the forty years of the journey in the very broad wilderness, were uncircumcised, until the ones who had not listened to the voice of the Lord were consumed. For he had sworn to them before, that he would not reveal to them the land flowing with milk and honey.
7 The sons of these ones succeeded to the place of their fathers, and they were circumcised by Joshua. For they were uncircumcised, just as they had been born, and no one had circumcised them along the way.
8 Then, after they were all circumcised, they remained in the same place of the camp until they were healed.
9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have taken away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And the name of that place was called Gilgal, even to the present day.
10 And the sons of Israel stayed at Gilgal, and they kept the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, in the plains of Jericho.
11 And on the following day, they ate unleavened bread from the grain of the land, and cooked grain, of the same year.
12 And the manna ceased after they ate from the grain of the land. And the sons of Israel no longer made use of that food. Instead, they ate from the grain of the present year, from the land of Canaan.
13 And when Joshua was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and he saw a man standing opposite him, holding a drawn sword. And he went to him and said, “Are you one of ours, or one of our adversaries?”
14 And he responded: “Not at all. Instead, I am a prince of the host of the Lord, and now I have arrived.”
15 Joshua fell prone on the ground. And reverencing, he said, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
16 He said: “Remove your shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy.” And Joshua did just as he had been commanded.
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Chapter 5 of the book of Joshua narrates the moment when the people of Israel performs circumcision, observes Easter and begins to feed on the products of the Promised Land. The importance of obedience to God and the renewal of the covenant of the people with Him is highlighted.
Genesis 17:11: "You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be by the way of the covenant between me and you." This verse speaks of circumcision, a religious practice that is performed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 as a sign of the covenant with God.
Exodus 12:14: "And this day shall be to you by memory, and you will celebrate it by feast to the Lord; in your generations you shall celebrate him by perpetual status." This verse speaks of the institution of Easter, which is observed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 as one of the forms of celebration of the covenant with God.
Leviticus 23:10: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say unto them, When there are entering the earth which I will give you, and segrine His messe, then you will bring a sauce from your sega's firstfruits to the priest." This verse speaks of the offer of firstfruits, a religious practice that is observed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 when eating the products of the promised land.
Deuteronomy 10:16: "Circled, therefore, the foreskin of your heart, and you no longer harde your cervix." This verse highlights the importance of renewing the covenant with God not only through religious practices, but also by the willingness of the heart to obey it.
Psalm 34:8: "Prove and see that the Lord is good; blessed man who trusts him." This verse highlights the importance of trust in God and personal experience with Him, something that is renewed and reinforced by the celebration of religious practices in Joshua 5.
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