The document summarizes the events that occurred at Gilgal after the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the promised land. It describes the memorial they built there with stones from the Jordan, their renewal of unity through circumcision, submission through celebrating Passover, and maturity as they no longer needed manna and ate from the land of Canaan. It warns of still needing vigilance despite being in Gilgal. The effect of Gilgal was to instill fear in their enemies. However, betrayal occurred when Israelites made a treaty with the Gibeonites without consulting God. The lesson is to maintain faithfulness even after reaching safety.

1. From Guilt to Gilgal
Josh 5
9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolledaway the reproach
of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is calledGilgal
unto this day.
I. The Memorial at Gilgal
Josh 4
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua
pitch in Gilgal.
Memorial
Josh 4:3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the
midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood
firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carrythem over with you, and leave
them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
Josh 4:8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and
took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake
unto Joshua, accordingto the number of the tribes of the children of
Israel, and carriedthem over with them unto the place where they
lodged, and laid them down there.
What you stand firm on in the raging river you shouldstill stand for in
the comfort of your home.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast receivedand heard, and
hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come
on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come
upon thee.
The Memorial at Gilgal

2. II. The unity at Gilgal
Josh 5
2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and
circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
In the presence of the enemy (personal commitment not enforced on the
heathen, but in the presence of the heathen)
Ps 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
The Memorial at Gilgal
The unity at Gilgal
III. The submissionat Gilgal
Josh 5
10 And the children of Israel encampedin Gilgal, and kept the passover on
the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
Ceremony of allegiance
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
The Memorial at Gilgal
The unity at Gilgal
The submission at Gilgal
IV. The maturity at Gilgal
Josh 5
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 fruitof the land of Canaan that year.
Testing for blessing

3. The Memorial at Gilgal
The unity at Gilgal
The submission at Gilgal
The maturity at Gilgal
V. The vigilance at Gilgal
Josh 5
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his
eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over againsthim with his
sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him,
Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Heightened awareness of warfare
The Memorial at Gilgal
The unity at Gilgal
The submission at Gilgal
The maturity at Gilgal
The vigilance at Gilgal
VI. The effect of Gilgal
Josh 6
1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none
went out, and none came in.
Godly Fear received, leads to Godly fear perceived.
Exod 20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is
come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that
ye sin not.
Exod 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the
people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies
turn their backs unto thee.

4. 1Chr 13:12 And David was afraidof God that day, saying, How shall I
bring the ark of God home to me?
1Chr 14:17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the
LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
The Memorial at Gilgal
The unity at Gilgal
The submission at Gilgal
The maturity at Gilgal
The vigilance at Gilgal
The effect of Gilgal
VII. The betrayal at Gilgal
(Ambassadors of Gibeon)
Josh 9:4-6 4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had
been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles,
old, and rent, and bound up;
5 And old shoes and cloutedupon their feet, and old garments upon them;
and all the breadof their provision was dry and mouldy.
6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him,
and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore
make ye a league with us.
Josh 9:14-15 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not
counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let
them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
1Sam 13:4 And all Israel heardsay that Saul had smitten a garrison of the
Philistines,and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines.
And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

5. 1Sam 13:8-10 8 And he tarriedseven days, accordingto the set time that
Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people
were scattered from him.
9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offeringto me, and peace offerings.
And he offered the burnt offering.
10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offeringthe
burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that
he might salute him.
Ps 81:13-14 13 Oh that my people had hearkenedunto me, and
Israel had walked in my ways!
14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand
againsttheir adversaries.
Ps 81:11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel
would noneof me.
1Sam 13:13-14 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast donefoolishly:
thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he
commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy
kingdomupon Israel for ever.
14 But now thy kingdomshall not continue: the LORD hath sought him
a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be
captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD
commanded thee.
Even if lies could slide
The betrayal had to stand-
You committed an
Act of treason
So you were banished
Due to reasons of
Insanity

6. -Clea Mclemore
God has been too good to all of us to justify any reason for treason.
Get to Gilgal, but don’t drop your guard once you’re there.
From Guilt to Gilgal
I. The Memorial at Gilgal
II. The unity at Gilgal
III. The submission at Gilgal
IV. The maturity at Gilgal
V. The vigilance at Gilgal
VI. The effect of Gilgal
VII. The betrayal at Gilgal