* The Israelites had just crossed the Jordan with the command to fight.
* Yet right at the moment the probably thought God would say, “Charge!” He told them something different.
* He commanded them to circumcise themselves.
* Do what? Before they were to use a knife on the enemy they had to use it on themselves.
* They had to cut their junk!
* They had to handle their business before they could take care of business!
* If they disregarded God’s command because it didn’t make sense it would have been disastrous for them.
* Obedience to God’s command to circumcise themselves was more important than their ability to fight.
* We must circumcise our hearts and remove the junk before we go out and fight the enemy.