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Joshua 5:3 Cross-References
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“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. sharp: or, knives of flints the hill: or, Gibeah-haaraloth”
Joshua 5:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 5:3
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.Joshua's immediate obedience to God's command demonstrates exemplary leadership. The Hebrew wayaas lo Yehoshua (וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, "Joshua made him") shows personal involvement in preparing instruments and performing or supervising the covenant ritual. This wasn't delegated to priests but executed by military/civil leadership, emphasizing that covenant faithfulness is comprehensive, not merely cultic.The location name Givat ha-aralot (גִּבְעַת הָעֲרָלוֹת, "hill of the foreskins") perman...
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“all who were born in his house”
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.,Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.,,,,,,,,”