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.
So Joshua circumcised their children, whom God had raised up to take their parents' place. These children had not been circumcised because their parents hadn't circumcised them during their journey through the wilderness.
Joshua circumcised the new generation of Israelites because their parents hadn't performed this important ceremony during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, after the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land, they needed to renew their covenant with God following 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. The previous generation had died due to their unbelief, and their children had not been circumcised during that time, as circumcision was a sign of God's covenant with Abraham established centuries earlier. So, Joshua performed the circumcision on the new generation to prepare them spiritually for the conquest ahead.
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