Another strange stop on Israel's road to their conquest of the Promised Land. God has Joshua stop and circumcise hundreds of thousands of men - right there at Gilgal on the banks of the Jordan river. What could be so important about circumcision that it couldn't wait until after the battle? Identity - God desires that we take hold of our identity in Him.

When we take hold of who we are in Jesus Christ, we experience His forgiveness, we are marked with an identity and are changed and prepared to possess His promises for our life.