Joshua 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 5:7 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 5:7 — KJV
“And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.”
— Joshua 5:7 (KJV)
Joshua 5:7 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 5:7
“In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. strangers: Heb. children of a stranger”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:7: children, circumcised, uncircumcised
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:7: children, circumcised, uncircumcised
“And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. whereunto...: Heb. unto whom they shall be”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:7: children, whom, way
“So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:7: children, whom, because
“And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:7: children, because, way
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