Joshua in the Hebrew is in Greek
Jesus: iesous – is a transliteration of the Hebrew “Joshua,” meaning “Jehovah is salvation” (VCED)
(v.3) …and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. – Joshua 5:3 (NKJV)
(vv.4-7) To what God , His people had to come into
500 years earlier God said to Abraham: “This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised…” – Genesis 17:10 (NKJV)
Circumcision is a sign of from the
No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God’s Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people. – Romans 2:29
Method: performed by (vv.2&3)
Their response determines whether they can with God or not
God sometimes steps in and cuts something out in a time when it makes us most
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
– Hebrews 4:12 (NASB95)
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” – John 15:1-2 (NKJV)
What has about?
Spiritually speaking, when I allow God to some things away, that’s when things get spiritually (v.9)
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away (galal) the shame of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. – Joshua 5:9 (NASB)
Rolled away: galal – to roll, roll away (OTESD)
Gilgal: rolling (OTESD)
(vv.10-12) But if a stranger resides with you and celebrates the Passover to the LORD, all of his males are to be circumcised…But no uncircumcised male may eat it. – Exodus 12:48 (NASB)
Once things are rolling spiritually, they could say goodbye to the (manna) and move into (v.11)
… and they eat of the increase (tebuw’ah) of the land of Canaan in that year. – Joshua 5:12 (YLT)
tebuw’ah: income, produce fruit, gain, increase, produce (OTESD)
God wants us to go beyond
The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. – Psalms 115:14-15 (KJV)
The miracle of the manna never produced
So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief. – Hebrews 3:19 (NASB95)
After being obedient in letting God painfully cut away some things, things will get rolling spiritually and God gives
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? – Joshua 5:14 (KJV)