Circumcision: Covenant Promises of

“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. …

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” …

Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.