And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
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Interpretation
How dreadful is their case, who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside, or escape it! Such will be the horrible situation of the wicked; nor can words express the anguish of their feelings, or the greatness of their terror.
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This thought runs through Joshua 5:2-6.
Glossary
- Joshua Tribe
- Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .
- Gibeath-haaraloth Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.