“And the day after the Passover ... they ate of the produce of the land” (5:11). The Israelites were attempting to enter the Promised Land a second time. The first generation had “perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord” (5:6), but their children had a fresh opportunity. The new generation was consecrated through circumcision (5:7) and their leader, Joshua, experienced personal consecration in God’s holy presence (5:15). This believing generation experienced something their parents never did: they celebrated Passover in the Land and ate its produce. 

“Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you” (5:9). No matter what one’s family history or past shame, God in his mercy wants to remove “reproach” from us and lead us into abundant life.