joshua-5:13-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:13-24

C. Possession of the land 5:13-12:24Before Israel entered the land of Canaan, God had been preparing for His people to take possession of it by sovereignly directing the political affairs of Egypt. Egypt had maintained control over Canaan for many years. However, shortly before and during the ascension of Pharaoh Amenhotep II (1417-1379 B.C.) to the throne, Egyptian interest in Canaanite affairs began to decline. Consequently some of the Canaanite kings asserted their independence from Egyptian... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:13-27

1. The conquest of Jericho 5:13-6:27 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

Renewal Of Circumcision And Celebration Of The PassoverThe two incidents recorded in Joshua 5:2-12;—Circumcision and the Passover—represent the final stage in the preparation of the people for the Holy War. The Circumcision was a necessary preliminary (Exodus 12:44, Exodus 12:48) to the Passover Feast, besides marking for the new generation a reversal of the sentence of ’excommunication ’virtually pronounced in Numbers 14:33-34;’; and the Passover—the first recorded celebration since the first... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 5:13

(13) There stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand.—This should be compared with the vision which Moses saw at Horeb (Exodus 3:0), when the angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. The equality of the two visions is proved by the use of the same command on both occasions, “Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15). But the actual appearances must be contrasted. “The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joshua 5:1-15

The Ceasing of the Manna Joshua 5:12 There was a deep doctrine in the giving of the manna. There was a doctrine not less deep in its withdrawal. I. The ceasing of the manna should teach us that there is inevitable loss in all our gains. It was a great thing for Israel to gain the plains of Jericho, but when they had done so, they lost the bread of angels. We talk sometimes about the gains of our losses, and it is true that we often gain by what we lose. But remember that if we gain by what we... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:13-15

CHAPTER XI.THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD’S HOST.Joshua 5:13-15; Joshua 6:1. THE process of circumcision is over, and the men are well; the feast of unleavened bread has come to an end; all honour has been paid to these sacred ordinances according to the appointment of God; the manna has ceased, and the people are now depending on the corn of the land, of which, in all probability, they have but a limited supply. Everything points to the necessity of further action, but it is hard to say what the next... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

5. At Gilgal CHAPTER 5 1. The terrified enemies (Joshua 5:1 ) 2. Circumcision commanded and executed (Joshua 5:2-9 ) 3. The Passover kept (Joshua 5:10 ) 4. The old corn of the land (Joshua 5:11-12 ) 5. The captain of Jehovah’s host (Joshua 5:13-15 ) The events at Gilgal are of much interest. Jehovah had brought His people over Jordan. All His promises were kept. He had promised to deliver them out of Egypt and to bring them into the land of Canaan. All is now accomplished. The... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Joshua 5:14

5:14 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 {g} did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?(g) In that Joshua worships him, he acknowledges him to be God: and in that he calls himself the Lord’s captain he declares himself to be Christ. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

CIRCUMCISION IN GILGAL (vs.1-9) The miraculous crossing of the Jordan awakened great fear in the hearts of the Canaanitish people, so that their hearts melted (v.1). This was God's work. It was He who was preparing the way for Israel's victorious conquest of the land of promise. Military strategy would have dictated that Israel should immediately strike then while the advantage was on their side. But the Lord did not allow this. He knew that Israel needed preparation of a different sort... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:1-15

JORDAN CROSSED PREPARATION OF THE PEOPLE (3:1-13) The events in this section are the removal to Shittim and the encampment there (Joshua 3:1 ); directions about the leadership of the priests (Joshua 3:2-4 ); sanctification of the people (Joshua 3:5 ); encouragement of Joshua (Joshua 3:7-8 ); encouragement of the people (Joshua 3:9-13 ). There is little requiring explanation, but notice in Joshua 3:4 the care God took for the people’s guidance and the occasion for it. And do not forget the... read more