COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Joshua 5:9-12
Joshua and his people keep the Passover at Gilgal. Under Joshua's leadership the Israelites cross the Jordan to the Promised Land. In preparation for the conquest of the land, all were circumcised as a renewal of the Abrahamic covenant. Also, the first Passover was kept in the Promised Land at Gilgal. It marked the end of the wilderness wanderings. On the day of the Passover, manna from heaven ceased and the people began to eat the fruit of the land.

Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6
Rejoice in God's salvation.

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Because in Christ God reconciled to himself a believer is a new creation. A believer in Christ has become a new person because in Christ God reconciled the world to himself, not God to the world. This was done b…