Joshua 5:10-12

Joshua 5:10-12

[10] And the children  of Israel  encamped  in Gilgal,  and kept  the passover  on the fourteenth  day  of the month  at even  in the plains  of Jericho.  [11] And they did eat  of the old corn  of the land  on the morrow  after the passover,  unleavened cakes,  and parched  corn in the selfsame  day.  [12] And the manna  ceased  on the morrow  after they had eaten  of the old corn  of the land;  neither had the children  of Israel  manna  any more; but they did eat  of the fruit  of the land  of Canaan  that year. 

What does Joshua 5:10-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Law prescribed that only members of the covenant community could eat the Passover. It was a memorial to God"s redemption of Israel out of Egyptian slavery in the Exodus. It symbolized God"s deliverance of His people from the tyranny of sin (cf. Exodus 12:43-51).
In the Feast of Unleavened Bread that followed the Passover, the people were able to use the grain of the land to make bread ( Joshua 5:11). God now provided for His people"s need for daily bread by giving them the produce of the land rather than manna, which now ceased (cf. Exodus 16:35).
"We are prone to look upon our common mercies as matters of course, and God sometimes withdraws them to teach us our dependence more effectually." [1]
Sometimes obeying God makes us vulnerable to the attacks of our spiritual enemies. Nevertheless God will protect those who trust and obey Him in these situations.