Genesis 17:9-14 And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations.… All benefited, whether slave or master. I. A PAINFUL CEREMONY. Full of meaning, and suggesting then what the New Testament teaches now, "Your bodies are the temple," etc. II. ADMINISTERED TO CHILD WHO COULD KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT PAIN. "What good?" "Unreasonable?" "Cruel?" "Following our own reason," no child would have been circumcised. But God's command far outstrips man's reason (ver. 14). And Colossians 2:11, 12, shows that baptism now answers thereto. And is equally for babes. A week old. Parents ought to do as this tells them. Do you so. And then look for a blessing, if only you will teach and train them as Christians — day by day — every day. (G. Venables.) Parallel Verses KJV: And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. |
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