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At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, Make you flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
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Renewing the Covenant
Commentators explain that after 40 years of neglect, God commanded this mass circumcision as an act of covenant renewal. As Israel entered the Promised Land, this rite re-established their identity as God's chosen people, 'rolling away the reproach' of their time in Egypt and the wilderness. It was a necessary step before they could celebrate the Passover and fully possess their inheritance.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Make you sharp knives – Translate this instead as in the margin, and compare the marginal reference and note. Knives of flint or st…
19th Century
Anglican
THE CIRCUMCISION OF ISRAEL BY JOSHUA (Joshua 5:2–9).
Make you sharp knives. —Authorit…
16th Century
Protestant
At that time the Lord said, etc. It seems very strange, and almost monstrous, that circumcision had been laid aside for so long, especiall…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
At that time the Lord said to Joshua When the people had passed over Jordan, and had pitched in Gilgal, and Joshua h…
How dreadful is the case of those who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside or escape it! Such will be t…
