http://ordinaryfaith.net/sermons/god-is-bigger-than-your-past/
The Joshua generation entered the Promised Land in the same way the nation of Israel exited Egypt, through a miraculous parting of the waters. Once In The Promised Land, they affirmed their Covenant with God through circumcision and then celebrated the Passover. In Joshua 5:9, the Lord told them that the shame of Egypt was finally rolled away. Their parents’ generation were born in slavery but they had never been slaves. They were ready to be Warriors.
The story of the Joshua generation teaches us that it is not enough to leave something behind but we must also enter into God's promise. This is a key change of thinking in our Biblical Christian worldview.
