Joshua 5:2

New Living Translation

At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise this second generation of Israelites.”

Cross References

Exodus 4:25

But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son. She touched his feet with the foreskin and said, “Now you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

Romans 2:29

No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.

Romans 4:11

Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous—even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith.

Deuteronomy 10:16

Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn.

Deuteronomy 30:6

“The Lord your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live!

Colossians 2:11

When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.

Joshua 5:3

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the entire male population of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.