Prepping for 5 yr old SS class and was struck by the parallels bw the early chapter of Joshua and Acts. (We're gonna focus on God's faithfulness to his promises in Josh 3 in class)
Covenant sign of circumcision after redemptive event (Josh 5.2); New Cove a sign of baptism after Pentecost (Acts2.42ff).
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....followed by Passover meal (Josh 5.10-12); ...followed by Lord's Supper (Acts 2.42ff)
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Nail in the coffin after seeing those was this: Achan = Ananias and Sapphira
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All this just adds to the already well-attested reading that Jesus didnt ignore the apostles' question in Acts 1.6: the kingdom was being "restored to Israel" thru the conquering sword of the Spirit.
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