Joshua 5:13,Joshua 5:14

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 5:13-15

CHAPTER XI.THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD’S HOST.Joshua 5:13-15; Joshua 6:1. THE process of circumcision is over, and the men are well; the feast of unleavened bread has come to an end; all honour has been paid to these sacred ordinances according to the appointment of God; the manna has ceased, and the people are now depending on the corn of the land, of which, in all probability, they have but a limited supply. Everything points to the necessity of further action, but it is hard to say what the next... 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

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

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

I bring the whole of these verses into one view because they are connected. And I desire the Reader to attend to the very precious things contained in them. A more interesting portion, perhaps, in reference to the Lord Jesus, cannot be found in the Old Testament. Joshua, we are told, was by Jericho. Perhaps at prayer, or in meditation, seeking suitable grace from the Lord in the critical season now opening before him. He had, at the Lord's command, observed the feast of the Passover, and of... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:13

Adversaries? Dost thou bear arms for or against us? (Calmet) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:13-15

13-15 We read not of any appearance of God's glory to Joshua till now. There appeared to him one as a man to be noticed. This Man was the Son of God, the eternal Word. Joshua gave him Divine honours: he received them, which a created angel would not have done, and he is called Jehovah, chap. Joshua 6:2. To Abraham he appeared as a traveller; to Joshua as a man of war. Christ will be to his people what their faith needs. Christ had his sword drawn, which encouraged Joshua to carry on the war... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 5:10-15

The Passover Celebrated v. 10. And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, having once more been accepted into the full covenant relation with Jehovah, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. v. 11. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the Passover, on the fifteenth of Nisan, Leviticus 23:5-Joshua :, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day, roasted harvest ears or kernels of grain roasted at the... read more