Sore throat is slowly coming down. Got 'Getting Things Done' from the library yesterday. I've been wanting to read it for years. So here it is ! It's a good sign.
Genesis 17
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said that he will make a covenant with him that he will make Abram the father of many nations. Abram will be called Abraham and Sarai will be called Sarah. In return the Lord says Abraham and his descendants will have to keep a covenant with him - Every male child will have to be circumcised on the 8th day after birth. God also asks Abraham, his son Ishmael and his slaves to be circumcised.
God promises Abraham a son at the age of 100. Abraham laughs but God says it will happen and he will have to name him Isaac. God says that Isaac's descendants will form great nations. God also promises that Ishmael's descendants will make a great nation.
Abraham obeys God and gets himself, Ishmael and his slaves circumcised.
So circumcision is a sign of complete obedience to God and fulfillment of the covenant from the side of man.
In The New Testament, there is a passage from St.Paul that says , After Christ, circumcision is through spirit and not through flesh. - Romans 2:25 - 2:29
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