Joshua 5:9 Meaning and Explanation
“And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.”
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What Does Joshua 5:9 Mean?
When the renewal is complete, the LORD speaks a word of grace: the reproach of Egypt is rolled away. The shame of bondage and the long wilderness years is lifted, and the place is given the name Gilgal, which echoes the rolling away.
To have the 'reproach' rolled off is to be cleansed of an old disgrace and set free to begin again. God does not merely forgive; He removes the weight of the past from His people. Here is a foretaste of the deeper deliverance He offers, lifting away every reproach for those who are His.
Joshua 5:9 in the Original Language
galal (גָּלַל), 'roll' -- to roll away, the sound of which gives Gilgal its name.
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What does Joshua 5:9 mean?
The LORD declares the reproach of Egypt rolled away, and the place is named Gilgal.