Circumcision
Instituted by God -- Ge 17:9,10. Described -- Ge 17:11; Ex 4:25. Enforced by the law -- Le 12:3; Joh 7:22. Called the Covenant of circumcision. -- Ac 7:8. Circumcision in the flesh. -- Eph 2:11. Concision. -- Php 3:2. A painful and bloody rite -- Ex 4:26; Jos 5:8. Promises to Abraham previous to -- Ro 4:9,13. A seal of the covenant -- Ge 17:11; Ro 4:11. Introductory Jewish ordinances -- Ga 5:3. Outward sign of -- Ro 2:28. Inward grace -- Ro 2:29. Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State -- Ex 12:48; Eze 44:7. Was performed On males home-born and bought. -- Ge 17:12,13. On the eighth day. -- Ge 17:12; Le 12:3. Even on the sabbath day. -- Joh 7:22,23. With knives of flint. -- Ex 4:25; Jos 5:3. By the heads of families. -- Ge 17:23; Ex 4:25. By persons in authority. -- Jos 5:3. In the presence of the family, &c. -- Lu 1:58-61. Accompanied with naming the child -- Ge 21:3,4; Lu 1:59; 2:21. First performed on Abraham and his family -- Ge 17:24-27. Not performed in the wilderness -- Jos 5:5. Performed by Joshua at Gilgal -- Jos 5:2,7. Punishment for neglecting -- Ge 17:14; Ex 4:24,26. Without faith, vain -- Ro 3:30; Ga 5:6. Without obedience, vain -- Ro 2:25; 1Co 7:19. The Jews Denominated by. -- Ac 10:45; Ga 2:9. Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the. -- Ge 34:14; Jdj 14:3. Held no intercourse with those not of the. -- Ac 10:28; 11:3; Ga 2:12. Despised as unclean those not of the. -- 1Sa 14:6; 17:26; Mt 15:26,27; Eph 2:11,15. Sometimes performed on slain enemies -- 1Sa 18:25-27; 2Sa 3:14. Abolished by the gospel -- Eph 2:11,15; Col 3:11. Performed on Timothy as a matter or expediency because of the Jews -- Ac 16:3. Necessity of, denied by Paul -- Ga 2:3-5. Necessity of, asserted by false teachers -- Ac 15:24; Ga 6:12; Tit 1:10. Trusting to, a denial of Christ -- Ga 3:3,4; 5:3,4. Paul denounced for opposing -- Ac 21:21. Saints the true spiritual -- Php 3:3; Col 2:11. Illustrative of Readiness to hear and obey. -- Jer 6:10. Purity of heart. -- De 10:16; 30:6. Purity of speech. -- Ex 6:12.