Joshua 5:2

"When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel."

Key Reflection

This verse illustrates how the miraculous parting of the Jordan River served as a powerful demonstration of God's power and presence, causing fear and despair among the surrounding nations. It foreshadows both their recognition of Israel’s divine protection and their subsequent reluctance to engage in battle against them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Make thee sharp knives -Render rather as marg., and compare marginal reference and note. Knives of flint or stone were in fact used for circumcision, and retained for that and other sacred purposes, even after iron had become in common use. The rendering of the margin is adopted by almost all ancient versions, by most commentators, and by the fathers generally, who naturally regarded circumcision performed by Joshua and by means of knives of stone or rock, as symbolic of the true circumcision performed by Christ, who is more than once spoken of as the Rock (compare1 Corinthians 10:4;Romans 2:29;Colossians 2:11). SeeJoshua 21:42. Circumcise again ... -i. e.

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