Lenten Season · Fourth Sunday of Lent · Year C

Joshua 5:9a, 10-12

The Manna Ceases in the Promised Land

March 26, 2028

Joshua Passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant, Benjamin West — **Joshua Passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant**, Benjamin West, 1800Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney · public domain

Roman Lectionary

GospelLuke 15:1-3, 11-32 Alt. GospelIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: John 9:1-41 orJohn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

First ReadingJosh. 5:9a, 10-12 Alt. 1st ReadingIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a

Responsorial PsalmPs. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 (9a)Alt. PsalmIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6, (1)

Second Reading2 Cor. 5:17-21 Alt. 2nd ReadingIf Second Scrutiny of the Elect: Ephesians 5:8-14

Overview & Insights

"Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." (Joshua 5:9)

After the new generation is circumcised and keeps the Passover at Gilgal, the manna that sustained Israel in the wilderness stops the very next day as the people eat the produce of Canaan. The place name Gilgal plays on the Hebrew word for rolling away disgrace.

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Commentary

Joshua 5 Commentaries BibleHub

Verse-by-verse classic commentaries gathered on the Gilgal Passover.

Joshua 5 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A plain-language walk through the chapter's circumcision and Passover scenes.

Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12 Working Preacher

A scholar's commentary written specifically for this Sunday in the lectionary cycle.

Joshua 5:9-12 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A preaching-focused reading on this transition text between wilderness and land.

Joshua 5 Commentary Precept Austin

An extensive evangelical commentary compilation on the chapter.

Background & Word Study

Joshua 5 Interlinear BibleHub

Lets a reader check the Hebrew text of the Gilgal Passover word by word.

Joshua 5 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the chapter alongside an English translation.

The Church Fathers

Joshua 5 (Catena) Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Israel's entry into the land.

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