1 Now when all the kings of the Amorrhites, who dwelt beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of Chanaan, who possessed the places near the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the children of Israel, till they passed over, their heart failed them, and there remained no spirit in them, fearing the coming in of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said to Josue: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel.
3 He did what the Lord had commanded, and he circumcised the children of Israel in the hill of the foreskins.
4 Now this is the cause of the second circumcision: All the people that came out of Egypt that were males, all the men fit for war, died in the desert, during the time of the long going about in the way.
5 Now these were all circumcised. But the people that were born in the desert,
6 Luring the forty years of the journey in the wide wilderness, were uncircumcised: till all they were consumed that had not heard the voice of the Lord, and to whom he had sworn before, that he would not shew them the land flowing with milk and honey.
7 The children of these succeeded in the place of their fathers, and were circumcised by Josue: for they were uncircumcised even as they were born, and no one had circumcised them in the way.
8 Now after they were all circumcised, they remained in the same place of the camp, until they were healed.
9 And the Lord said to Josue: This day have I taken away from you the reproach of Egypt. And the name of that place was called Galgal, until this present day.
10 And the children of Israel abode in Galgal, and they kept the phase on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the plains of Jericho:
11 And they ate on the next day unleavened bread of the corn of the land, and frumenty of the same year.
12 And the manna ceased after they ate of the corn of the land, neither did the children of Israel use that food any more, but they ate of the corn of the present year of the land of Chanaan.
13 And when Josue was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over against him: holding a drawn sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries?
14 And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come.
15 Josue fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, add: What saith my lord to his servant?
16 Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Josue did as was commanded him.
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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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