God has always been calling a people unto Himself.
3. Everlasting Covenant
4. A Promise of Land
5. A Sign
Circumcision
A permanent reminder.
Faith was required.
Deuteronomy 10:16 “Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.”
Jeremiah 4:4 “Circumcise yourselves to the Lord; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.””
Colossians 2:11 “In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,”
What About Us?
Through Christ, we are made heirs of Abraham.
Galatians 3:29 “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.”
