Joshua 5

Joshua 5:2

KNites] Or slints sharpened for that use; Again] For Circumcision had beene intermitted in the desert, upon some unknown occasion: Peradventure by the wil of God, to punish the peoples revolt, Numbers 14:1-45. Or peradventure through a prophane carelessenes of the people, which God punished, by suffering them to go on in their sin, without admonishing or reproving them for it: Circumcise] take order that Circumcision be used again amongst the people.

Joshua 5:3

Of the fore-skinnes] A name given to the hill, by reason of this that was done there.

Joshua 5:7

He raised up] Caused a new people to be borne with whom renewing his Covenant, and willing to reassure his promises unto them, concerning the possession of the land of promise, he would have the Sacrament of the Covenant also reestablished.

Joshua 5:8

Whole] As Genesis, 34. 25.

Joshua 5:9

The reproach] The people was infected with a great deale of idolatry and profanenesse through their long abode in Egypt, Leviticus 18:3. Joshua 24:14. Ezech. 20. 7. and 23. 3, 9. wherefore God had taken away the honorable signe of his Covenant from them, suffering them to were their fore-skinns, which was a shame amongst the Israelites, Gen, 34. 14. But now renewing of his Covenant, he pardoned and blotted out all that was past, and the people on the other side were bound to forsake their foresaid sins, see 1Ma 4:58 Gilgal] that is to say, discharging or taking away.

Joshua 5:10

Of the month] The first month, Joshua 4:19.

Joshua 5:11

Of the old corne] The Italian, Of the Corne] of the new harvest after they had presented unto the Lord the first fruits, as it was appointed, Leviticus 23:10; Leviticus 14:16.

Joshua 5:13

A man] That was the Son of God in humane shape, which he diverse times tooke upon him as it were for a frequent preamble of his incarnation. For it was he, as may appeare by Joshuas religious adoration, and his acceptance of it, which a created Angell would have refused, Rev. 19. 10 and 22 9. and by that is spoken, v. 15.

Joshua 5:14

Of the host] Namely ofall the Angels, which fight for the Church, and also of the Militant Church, See Exodus chapter 23. verse 20. Daniel chapter 10. v. 13. 21. and 12, 1. Revelations chapter 12. verse 7. and 19. 11, 14 Now come] This apparition is a signe unto thee, that I am even now going to employ my self in this my calling, fighting with, and overcomming mine enemies for thee: whereas heretofore I have only shewed my selfe a peaceable conducter of my people: What saith] words of admiration, or a question: what will it please you to command me?