Lenten Season · Fourth Sunday in Lent · Year C
Joshua 5:9-12
The Manna Ceases in the Promised Land
March 26, 2028
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 5:9-12 Working Preacher
Exegesis of circumcision, Passover, and the ceasing of manna as identity markers.
Joshua 5:9-12 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary connecting the passage to Lenten themes of shame removed.
Joshua 5 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary covering the whole chapter.
Joshua 5:9 BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse from this passage.
Joshua 5 Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed evangelical verse-by-verse study of the chapter.
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