A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 5 Joshua 5:1-9 _The covenant of circumcision._ The generation of Israelites who crossed over into Canaan had not been circumcised on the eighth day after their births in the wilderness. As a result of this neglect, it was necessary for them to keep this perpetual covenant with... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Covenant of Circumcision Joshua 5:1-9_ And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Keeping of the Passover Joshua 5:10-12_ 10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched c... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Appearance of the Captain of the Lord's Host Joshua 5:13-15_ 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us... [ Continue Reading ]