A New Generation Is Circumcised

¹ Now when the news came to all the kings of the Amorites on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites living by the sea, how the Lord had made the waters of Jordan dry before the children of Israel, till they had gone across, their hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel. ² At that time the Lord said to Joshua, Make yourself stone knives and give the children of Israel circumcision a second time. ³ So Joshua made stone knives and gave the children of Israel circumcision at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

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Israel

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Jehovah

Joshua

Exodus 4:25

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.

Genesis 17:10-14

And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.

Deuteronomy 10:16

Let your circumcision be of the heart, and put away your pride.

Deuteronomy 30:6

And the Lord your God will give to you and to your seed a circumcision of the heart, so that, loving him with all your heart and all your soul, you may have life.

Romans 2:29

But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Romans 4:11

And he was given the sign of circumcision as a witness of the faith which he had before he underwent circumcision: so that he might be the father of all those who have faith, though they have not circumcision, and so that righteousness might be put to their account;

Colossians 2:11

In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;