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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:2-9

"The book of Joshua continues as a dialogue between the divine and human commander." [Note: Butler, p. 58.] Flint knives (Joshua 5:2) were sharp flint rocks (obsidian). The first mass circumcision of the Israelites evidently took place in Egypt before the first Passover and the Exodus."The sentence upon the fathers, that their bodies should fall in the desert, was unquestionably a rejection of them on the part of God, an abrogation of the covenant with them. This punishment was also to be borne... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

Renewal Of Circumcision And Celebration Of The PassoverThe two incidents recorded in Joshua 5:2-12;—Circumcision and the Passover—represent the final stage in the preparation of the people for the Holy War. The Circumcision was a necessary preliminary (Exodus 12:44, Exodus 12:48) to the Passover Feast, besides marking for the new generation a reversal of the sentence of ’excommunication ’virtually pronounced in Numbers 14:33-34;’; and the Passover—the first recorded celebration since the first... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 5:1-9

(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, “until we were passed over,” is most naturally explained by taking the verse as part of what the Israelites were to say to their children by the command of Joshua. The difficulty has been met in the Hebrew Bible by a Masoretic reading, in which “they” is substituted for “we.” But the more difficult reading is to be preferred. There is nothing else in the section that creates any... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joshua 5:1-15

The Ceasing of the Manna Joshua 5:12 There was a deep doctrine in the giving of the manna. There was a doctrine not less deep in its withdrawal. I. The ceasing of the manna should teach us that there is inevitable loss in all our gains. It was a great thing for Israel to gain the plains of Jericho, but when they had done so, they lost the bread of angels. We talk sometimes about the gains of our losses, and it is true that we often gain by what we lose. But remember that if we gain by what we... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:1-12

CHAPTER X.CIRCUMCISION AND PASSOVER- MANNA AND CORN.Joshua 5:1-12. THE first two facts recorded in this chapter seem to be closely connected with each other. One is, that when all the Amorite and Canaanite kings on the west side of the Jordan heard of the miraculous drying up of the waters and the passage of the Israelites, "their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more." The other is, that the opportunity was taken then and there to circumcise the whole of the generation that... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

5. At Gilgal CHAPTER 5 1. The terrified enemies (Joshua 5:1 ) 2. Circumcision commanded and executed (Joshua 5:2-9 ) 3. The Passover kept (Joshua 5:10 ) 4. The old corn of the land (Joshua 5:11-12 ) 5. The captain of Jehovah’s host (Joshua 5:13-15 ) The events at Gilgal are of much interest. Jehovah had brought His people over Jordan. All His promises were kept. He had promised to deliver them out of Egypt and to bring them into the land of Canaan. All is now accomplished. The... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Joshua 5:5

5:5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had {d} not circumcised.(d) For they looked daily to move at the Lord’s command, which they who were newly circumcised could not do without great danger. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

CIRCUMCISION IN GILGAL (vs.1-9) The miraculous crossing of the Jordan awakened great fear in the hearts of the Canaanitish people, so that their hearts melted (v.1). This was God's work. It was He who was preparing the way for Israel's victorious conquest of the land of promise. Military strategy would have dictated that Israel should immediately strike then while the advantage was on their side. But the Lord did not allow this. He knew that Israel needed preparation of a different sort... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:1-15

JORDAN CROSSED PREPARATION OF THE PEOPLE (3:1-13) The events in this section are the removal to Shittim and the encampment there (Joshua 3:1 ); directions about the leadership of the priests (Joshua 3:2-4 ); sanctification of the people (Joshua 3:5 ); encouragement of Joshua (Joshua 3:7-8 ); encouragement of the people (Joshua 3:9-13 ). There is little requiring explanation, but notice in Joshua 3:4 the care God took for the people’s guidance and the occasion for it. And do not forget the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Joshua 5:1-15

Memorable Events Joshua 5:0 THIS chapter is remarkable for two or three points which happily combine the miraculous and the experimental. Here and there we cannot touch the genius of the chapter at all, and then suddenly it descends upon familiar lines, so that we can interrogate it, and in a measure understand it, because it confirms our own personal experience. The foot of this ladder is upon the earth: the head of it is in the sky. Take the first verse: "And it came to pass, when all the... read more