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Joshua 5:2 open_in_new
circumcision
Circumcision is the "sign" of the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 17:7-14); (Romans 4:11). "The reproach of Egypt" was that, during the later years of the Egyptian bondage, this separating sign had been neglected (Compare (Exodus 4:24-26) and this neglect had continued during the wilderness wanderings. The New Testament analogue is world conformity; the failure openly to take a believer's place with Christ in death and resurrection. (Romans 6:2-11); (Galatians 6:14-16). Spiritually it is mortifying the deeds of the body through the Spirit. (Romans 8:13); (Galatians 5:16); (Galatians 5:17); (Colossians 2:11); (Colossians 2:12); (Colossians 3:5-10).
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Joshua 5:11 open_in_new
corn
The manna is a type of Christ in humiliation, known "after the flesh," giving his flesh that the believer might have life (John 6:49-51) while the "old corn of the land" is Christ apprehended as risen, glorified, and seated in the heavenlies. Occupation with Christ on earth, "crucified through weakness," tends to a wilderness experience. An experience befitting the believer's place in the heavenlies demands an apprehension of the power of His resurrection; (2 Corinthians 5:16); (2 Corinthians 13:4); (Philippians 3:10); (Ephesians 1:15-23). It is the contrast between "milk" and "meat" in Paul's writings. (1 Corinthians 3:1); (1 Corinthians 3:2); (Hebrews 5:12-14); (Hebrews 6:1-3).
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Joshua 5:15 open_in_new
holy
translated, "consecrated," (Joshua 6:19) in R.V. "holy."