Joshua 5:1-15 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:8

And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people ,.... Which seems as if it was done in one day, even on the same day they passed over Jordan, and came to Gilgal; though Bishop Usher F1 Annales Vet. Test. p. 38. thinks it was the day following; and so the Jews F2 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31. say it was on the eleventh of Nisan: that they abode in their places in the camp till they were whole : till the wound made by circumcision was healed; now as it was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:9

And the Lord said unto Joshua ,.... Out of the tabernacle: this day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you ; either the reproach of being reckoned office same religion with the Egyptians, they now having observed the command of the Lord, and thereby declared themselves to be his servants and worshippers, which sense Ben Gersom mentions; or else the reproach with which the Egyptians reproached them, that they were brought out from them into the wilderness for evil, to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:10

And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal ,.... Not after their circumcision, but before, and where they continued encamped during that, and until the passover had been kept by them; this was little more than a mile from Jericho; see Gill on Joshua 4:19 , and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even ; exactly as it was ordered to be observed, and was observed when first kept, Exodus 12:6 , in the plains of Jericho : a proper place both for their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:11

And they did eat the old corn of the land ,.... That of the last year, as some versions F7 מעבור "de frumento praeteriti anni", Montanus; sic, Munster, Tigurine version, Vatablus. , which agree with ours; in which they seem to follow the Jewish writers, who, as particularly Kimchi, Gersom, and Ben Melech, interpret it of the old corn, for this reason, because they might not eat of the new until the wave sheaf was offered up, Leviticus 23:10 ; of which old corn they suppose the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:12

And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land ,.... There being now no further need of it; miracles are not wrought or continued when unnecessary; for the ceasing of the manna shows, that it was not a common but an extraordinary provision. The ceasing of the manna, which was a type of Christ, may signify the cessation of Gospel ordinances, in which Christ is held forth as food for his people. These are to continue till all the spiritual Israel of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:13

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho ,.... Or "in Jericho" F9 ביריחו εν ιεριχω , Sept. in Jericho, Pagninus, Montanus. ; not in the city itself, but in the border of it, as Kimchi and Ben Melech; or on the side of it, as Jarchi; on one side of which he was reconnoitring by himself, very probably seeking for a proper place where to make his first attack; or if he could find out some avenue to the city, whereby he could enter more easily; or it may be he was meditating a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:14

And he said, nay ,.... Not for or on the side of their adversaries was he come, as Joshua suspected at the first sight of him; the Septuagint version is, "he said unto him", taking לא for לו , as it sometimes is: but as Captain of the host of the Lord am I now come ; of the host of the Lord both in heaven and in earth, angels and men, and particularly of the people of Israel, called the armies and host of the Lord, Exodus 7:4 ; so that though Joshua was general, Christ was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:15

And the Captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua ,.... As a trial and proof of his obedience to him: loose thy shoe from off thy foot ; which is to be understood literally, as when the like was commanded Moses at Horeb, Exodus 3:5 ; though some interpret it figuratively; as Abarbinel,"remove from thee such thoughts that thou shall take this city by strength:" for the place whereon thou standest is holy ; because of the presence of this Person, and as long as he was there,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1

The Amorites which were on the side of Jordan westward - It has already been remarked that the term Amorite is applied sometimes to signify all the nations or tribes of Canaan. It appears from this verse that there were people thus denominated that dwelt on both sides of the Jordan. Those on the east side had already been destroyed in the war which the Israelites had with Sihon and Og; with those on the west side Joshua had not yet waged war. It is possible however that the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:2

Make thee sharp knives - צרים חרבות charboth tsurim , knives of rock, stone, or flint. Before the use of iron was common, all the nations of the earth had their edge-tools made of stones, flints, etc. In the lately discovered islands this is found to be a common case. Our ancestors in these countries made their arrow and spear-heads of flint: these I have often seen turned up by the plough. But we cannot suppose that at the time here referred to the Israelites were destitute of... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:2

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