Joshua 5
Overview
5:1 The Canaanites are afraid;
5:2 Joshua renews circumcision;
5:10 The passover is kept at Gilgal
5:12 They eat the corn of the land and the manna ceases;
5:13 An angel appears to Joshua. Verse 1all the kingsJoshua 12:9-24, 24:15; Genesis 10:15-19, 15:18-21, 48:22; Judges 11:23; 2 Samuel 21:2; Ezekiel 16:3; Amos 2:9 CanaanitesJoshua 17:12, 17:18; Genesis 12:6; Exodus 23:28; Judges 1:1, 4:2; Ezra 9:1; Psalm 135:11 which were byNumbers 13:29; Judges 3:3; Zephaniah 2:4-6 heardJoshua 2:9-11; Exodus 15:14, 15:15; Psalm 48:4-6; Revelation 18:10 neither was1 Samuel 25:37; 1 Kings 10:5; Isaiah 13:6-8; Ezekiel 21:7; Daniel 5:6ReciprocalGenesis 35:5 - General; Leviticus 26:36 - I will send; Numbers 14:14 - they have; Deuteronomy 11:25 - There shall; 28:10 - and they shall; Joshua 2:11 - our hearts; 2:24 - faint; 7:5 - wherefore; 9:1 - on this; Judges 7:14 - into his hand; 2 Chronicles 14:14 - the fear; 20:29 - the fear; Nehemiah 6:16 - for they perceived; Psalm 76:12 - He shall; Isaiah 41:5 - the ends Verse 2sharp knivesor, knives of flints, Before the use of iron was common, all the nations of the earth had their edge tools made of stones, flints, etc. Our ancestors had their arrows and spearheads made of flint; which are frequently turned up by the plough. And even when iron became more common, stone knives seem to have been preferred for making incisions in the human body. The Egyptians used such to open the bodies for embalming; and the tribe of Alnajab in Ethiopia, who follow the Mosaic institution, perform the rite of circumcision, according to Ludolf, cultris lapidibus, with knives made of stone.circumciseGenesis 17:10-14; Deuteronomy 10:16, 30:6; Romans 2:29, 4:11; Colossians 2:11ReciprocalGenesis 17:14 - cut; 17:23 - circumcised; 34:14 - uncircumcised; Exodus 4:25 - a sharp stone; Hosea 9:15 - is in Verse 3JoshuaGenesis 17:23-27; Matthew 16:24 the hill of the foreskinsor, Gibeah haaralothReciprocalGenesis 17:11 - the flesh; Exodus 4:25 - a sharp stone; 1 Samuel 18:25 - foreskins Verse 4All theNumbers 14:22, 26:64, 26:65; Deuteronomy 2:16; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Habakkuk 3:17-19ReciprocalGenesis 17:10 - Every Verse 5they had notDeuteronomy 12:8, 12:9; Hosea 6:6, 6:7; Matthew 12:7; Romans 2:26; 1 Corinthians 7:19; Galatians 5:6, 6:15

Verse 6walkedNumbers 14:32-34; Deuteronomy 1:3, 2:7, 2:14, 8:4; Psalm 95:10, 95:11; Jeremiah 2:2 sware thatNumbers 14:23; Habakkuk 3:11 a landExodus 3:8, 3:17; Ezekiel 20:6, 20:15; Joel 3:18ReciprocalGenesis 27:28 - plenty; 34:25 - sore; Exodus 33:3 - a land; Numbers 13:27 - General; Deuteronomy 27:3 - a land; Joshua 24:7 - ye dwelt; Judges 11:16 - walked; Habakkuk 3:9 - forty Verse 7their childrenNumbers 14:31; Deuteronomy 1:39

Verse 8when theyetc. Heb. when the people had made an end to be circumcisedtill they were wholeGenesis 34:25

Verse 9I rolled awayJoshua 24:14; Genesis 34:14; Leviticus 24:14; 1 Samuel 14:6, 17:26, 17:36; Psalm 119:39; Jeremiah 9:25; Ezekiel 20:7, 20:8, 23:3, 23:8; Ephesians 2:11, 2:12 GilgalThat is, rolling. Joshua 4:19ReciprocalDeuteronomy 11:30 - Gilgal; Joshua 12:23 - Gilgal; 15:7 - Gilgal; 1 Samuel 13:4 - to Gilgal; 2 Samuel 19:15 - Gilgal; 2 Kings 2:1 - Gilgal; Nehemiah 12:29 - the house; Micah 6:5 - Shittim Verse 10kept the passoverEzekiel 12:3, 12:6, 12:7-16; Numbers 9:1-5ReciprocalExodus 12:21 - and take; 12:25 - when; 23:15 - the feast; Leviticus 23:5 - General; Numbers 9:2 - his appointed; 9:5 - they kept; Joshua 2:1 - even Jericho; 3:15 - all the time; 4:13 - to the plains; 9:6 - the camp; 10:6 - to the camp; 12:23 - Gilgal; 15:7 - Gilgal; Ezra 6:19 - kept; Jeremiah 39:5 - in the plains; Micah 6:5 - Shittim Verse 11old cornThe people would find abundance of old corn in the deserted granaries of the affrighted inhabitants, and the barley harvest being ripe, after offering the sheaf of first-fruits, they ate also new parched corn; and thus the manna being no longer necessary, ceased, after having been sent them regularly for almost forty years. To Christians the manna for their souls shall never fail, till they arrive at the Canaan above, to feast on its rich and inexhaustible provisions.unleavened cakesExodus 12:18-20, 13:6, 13:7; Leviticus 23:6, 23:14ReciprocalExodus 23:15 - the feast; Leviticus 25:22 - old fruit; 26:10 - General; Numbers 15:19 - General; Psalm 105:44 - inherited Verse 12the mannaExodus 16:35; Nehemiah 9:20, 9:21; Revelation 7:16, 7:17 but they did eatDeuteronomy 6:10, 6:11; Proverbs 13:22; Isaiah 65:13, 65:14; John 4:38ReciprocalExodus 16:15 - It is manna; Leviticus 23:14 - eat; 25:22 - old fruit; Numbers 15:19 - General; 2 Kings 4:6 - And the oil; Psalm 105:40 - satisfied; John 6:31 - fathers Verse 13he liftedGenesis 33:1, 33:5; Daniel 8:3, 10:5 a manJoshua 6:2; Genesis 18:2, 32:24-30; Exodus 23:23; Judges 13:8, 13:9, 13:11, 13:22; Daniel 10:5; Hosea 12:3-5; Zechariah 1:8; Acts 1:10; Revelation 1:13 his swordNumbers 22:23; 1 Chronicles 21:16, 21:17, 21:27, 21:30 Art thou for us12:17, 12:18ReciprocalGenesis 3:24 - a flaming; Exodus 23:20 - Angel; 32:26 - Who is on; Judges 2:1 - And an angel; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - for our captain; Ezekiel 1:26 - the appearance of a man; 10:1 - as the; 34:24 - a prince; Zechariah 1:18 - lifted; 12:8 - as the; Matthew 12:30 - that is; John 1:18 - he hath; Philippians 2:6 - thought Verse 14but as captainor, Prince, Exodus 23:20-22; Isaiah 55:4; Daniel 10:13, 10:21, 12:1; Habakkuk 2:10; Revelation 12:7; 19:11-14 fell on hisGenesis 17:3, 17:17; Leviticus 9:24; Numbers 16:22, 16:45; Matthew 8:2; Luke 5:12; Acts 10:25, 10:26; Revelation 19:10, 22:8, 22:9 What saith1 Samuel 3:9, 3:10; Isaiah 6:8; Acts 9:6 my lordExodus 4:10, 4:13; Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22:44; Luke 1:43, 20:42; John 20:28; Philippians 3:8ReciprocalGenesis 32:2 - God's; Exodus 12:41 - hosts; Numbers 14:5 - General; Joshua 20:1 - spake; Judges 2:1 - And an angel; 1 Samuel 10:1 - captain; 2 Kings 20:5 - the captain; 1 Chronicles 12:22 - like the host of God; 21:16 - saw the angel; 2 Chronicles 14:13 - his host; Psalm 103:21 - all ye his hosts; Daniel 8:11 - the prince; 8:15 - as; 10:16 - my Lord; Zechariah 12:8 - as the Verse 15LooseExodus 3:5; Acts 7:32, 7:33; 2 Peter 1:18 And JoshuaMany persons have been puzzled to know what was intended by this extraordinary appearance of the angel to Joshua, because they supposed that the whole business ends with the chapter; whereas it is continued in the succeeding one, the first verse of which is a mere parenthesis, simply relating to the state of Jericho at the time when Joshua was favoured with this encouraging vision; by which he was shewn that their help came from God alone, and that it was not by human might or power, but by the Lord of hosts they were to obtain the victory.ReciprocalGenesis 28:16 - and I; 1 Samuel 5:5 - tread; 10:1 - captain; 2 Kings 20:5 - the captain; Ecclesiastes 5:1 - thy foot; Isaiah 20:2 - put; Daniel 8:11 - the prince; Habakkuk 2:10 - the captain