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According to natural reason, it was foolish to undergo circumcision at this time.

However, when God gives a command, we must not consult with flesh and blood.

According to human reason, it would have made much more sense for Israel to be circumcised before crossing

the Jordan. For that matter, they had 38 years, 40 in total, but 38 years for this new generation

of Israelites to be circumcised in the wilderness as they were on the way to the

promised land. There were ample opportunities, in other words, for Israel to be circumcised

when they were not surrounded by a threat, when they were not surrounded by their enemies. To be circumcised at this

time defies human reason. Because of the natural healing process, it made all the fighting

men in Israel temporarily, albeit, but temporarily vulnerable, not able to fight.

For some of you, if you're familiar with your Old Testament narratives, you may be familiar

of a particular time when a particular people were circumcised and they were defeated during that

vulnerable moment of healing. The sons of Jacob tricked a neighboring tribe into joining

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