God’s people have crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land, but there was still a problem to dealt with before the people could go in and take possession of the land. They have not been living into their side of the covenant they had entered into with the Lord. So, at this point, all the men were circumcised in accordance with this covenant and then all the people celebrated the Passover. The time in the wilderness was at an end. The Lord had removed the reproach from his people. It is time for them to enter the land. In Christ, we see how God has now covenanted with his people anew, and rolled away the reproach of our sins, so that we can enter into his life and rest as his people.
