"Gilgal": Joshua V
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Overview
For the Israelites, Gilgal served as a transition point—from the defeat of death to the victory at Jericho, from the wanderings in the desert to the freedom of the Promised Land. But before the Israelites conquer Jericho, and before they enter into redemption, freedom, and life, they celebrated the Passover and commemorated God’s work. In Gilgal, Mackintosh connects this important moment of transition from Israelite history to the larger transition point in salvation history of Christ’s death and resurrection, where the old order of wandering is replaced with promises of freedom and life. Using the story at Gilgal in Joshua 5 as a metaphor, Mackintosh reminds us of the importance of commemorating our own salvation history.
Top Highlights
“first, the blood-stained lintel, in the land of Egypt; secondly, the Red Sea; thirdly, the river Jordan.” (Page 5)
“The Christian is one who is not only sheltered from judgment by the blood of the Lamb, not only delivered from the power of all his enemies by the death of Christ, but is also associated with Him where He now is, at the right hand of God; he is, with Christ, passed out of death, in resurrection, and is blessed with all spiritual blessings, in the heavenlies, in Christ. He is thus a heavenly man, and, as such, is called to walk in this world in all the varied relationships and responsibilities in which the good hand of God has placed him.” (Page 25)
“‘Now all these things happened unto them (Israel) for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come’ (1 Cor. 10:11).” (Page 1)
“‘Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest He that destroyed the firstborn should touch them’” (Page 10)
“We must rest simply on the blood of Christ, and upon God’s testimony to that blood.” (Pages 9–10)
Man’s complete ruin in sin, and God’s perfect remedy in Christ, are fully, clearly, and often strikingly presented [in Mackintosh’s writings].
—Andrew Miller, a leader of the Plymouth Brethren movement
- Title: "Gilgal": Joshua V
- Author: C. H. Mackintosh
- Series: C. H. Mackintosh Collection
- Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers Publications
- Pages: 48
Charles Henry Mackintosh (1820–1896) was notable for his work in philanthropic work during the Irish Potatoe Famine which affected much of Ireland, Scotland, and England at the time. He converted to Christianity through correspondence with his sister and through reading John Darby's Operations of the Spirit.