Joshua 5:1-15

Contents: Reproach of Egypt rolled away. New food for the new place. The unseen captain.

Characters: God, Joshua, Christ.

Conclusion: (Circumcision, the seal of the covenant in their flesh, was neglected in the wilderness wanderings. They were hereby owned as freeborn children of God, the reproach of the bondage in Egypt being removed.)

God is jealous for the honor of His people and is ready to roll away whatever reproach they may for a time lie under, if they become «circumcised in heart.»

Key Word: Reproach (rolled away), Joshua 5:9.

Strong Verses: Joshua 5:14; Joshua 5:15.

Striking Facts: The N. T. uncircumcision is world conformity, the failure openly to take a believer's place with Christ in death and resurrection. Galatians 6:14-16; Romans 6:2-11.