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Covenant Suspended and Restored
Commentators explain that the 40-year pause in circumcision was not for convenience but was a sign of God's judgment. The covenant was temporarily suspended for the rebellious generation. Therefore, the renewal of circumcision for their children was a powerful act of God's grace, formally restoring the covenant relationship just as they were about to receive their inheritance.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 5:4–7
18th Century
Theologian
Of the whole nation, only those were already circumcised at the time of the passage of the Jordan who had been under twenty years of age at the tim…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 5:1–9
19th Century
Bishop
(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 ov…
John Gill
On Joshua 5:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the children [whom] he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised Who were born to them in the wilderness, and…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 5:1–9
17th Century
Minister
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…