Contradiction with Exodus 12:48
This verse refers to the circumcision being necessary for foreigners to eat the Passover, implying its application to those who join Israel, contrasting Joshua 5:4's focus on the Israelites' circumcision post-exodus.
Exodus 12:48: And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Contradiction with Genesis 17:10-14
This passage establishes circumcision as a perpetual covenant from Abraham's time, which may seem contrarily applied given Joshua 5:4's narrative of a new implementation after the Israelites had not practiced it during their wilderness wandering.
Genesis 17:10-14: This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Contradiction with Exodus 12:44
Similar to Exodus 12:48, it mentions circumcision for servants bought with money, indicating a broader practice in contrast to Joshua 5:4, which focuses on recently circumcised Israelites.
Exodus 12:44: But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Contradiction with Leviticus 12:3
This verse commands circumcision on the eighth day after birth, while Joshua 5:4 draws attention to the failure to follow this command for an entire generation.
Leviticus 12:3: And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.