1 The kings of the Amorites on the west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites who lived in the neighboring lands of the Mediterranean Sea came to know how Yahweh dried up the bed of the Jordan for the Israelites to cross. So they lost their courage and spirit to face the Israelites.
2 At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua: "Make flint knives and celebrate a new circumcision for the sons of Israel."
3 Joshua obeyed the order of Yahweh and circumcised the Israelites at a place called the Hill of the Foreskins.
4 This is the reason why Joshua did this second circumcision: all the men of Israel who left Egypt were circumcised, but they died during their journey in the desert.
5 But all those born in the desert were not circumcised.
6 For the Israelites walked in the desert for forty years until the whole nation died - the whole generation who did not obey Yahweh. For Yahweh had sworn that they would not enter the land flowing with milk and honey which he promised to their fathers.
7 But it was their children, whom Joshua circumcised.
8 After circumcising all, they rested in the camp until they were healed.
9 Then Yahweh said to Joshua: "Today I have removed from you the shame of Egypt." So the place is called Gilgal up to this day.
10 The Israelites encamped in Gilgal where they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho.
11 On the following day, they ate of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain on that very day.
12 And from that day on when they ate of the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, and that year they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan.
13 When Joshua was near Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and saw before him a man with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and said: "Are you for us or for our enemies?"
14 And he answered: "No, I have come as the commander of the army of Yahweh." Joshua lay prostrate on the ground, worshiped him and said: "What does my Lord ask of his servant?"
15 The commander of the army of Yahweh said to him: "Take off your sandals from your feet; the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.
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Chapter 5 of the book of Joshua narrates the moment when the people of Israel performs circumcision, observes Easter and begins to feed on the products of the Promised Land. The importance of obedience to God and the renewal of the covenant of the people with Him is highlighted.
Genesis 17:11: "You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be by the way of the covenant between me and you." This verse speaks of circumcision, a religious practice that is performed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 as a sign of the covenant with God.
Exodus 12:14: "And this day shall be to you by memory, and you will celebrate it by feast to the Lord; in your generations you shall celebrate him by perpetual status." This verse speaks of the institution of Easter, which is observed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 as one of the forms of celebration of the covenant with God.
Leviticus 23:10: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say unto them, When there are entering the earth which I will give you, and segrine His messe, then you will bring a sauce from your sega's firstfruits to the priest." This verse speaks of the offer of firstfruits, a religious practice that is observed by the people of Israel in Joshua 5 when eating the products of the promised land.
Deuteronomy 10:16: "Circled, therefore, the foreskin of your heart, and you no longer harde your cervix." This verse highlights the importance of renewing the covenant with God not only through religious practices, but also by the willingness of the heart to obey it.
Psalm 34:8: "Prove and see that the Lord is good; blessed man who trusts him." This verse highlights the importance of trust in God and personal experience with Him, something that is renewed and reinforced by the celebration of religious practices in Joshua 5.
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