
The Sign of Circumcision | Genesis Chapter 17
Thirteen years after the incident of Hagar’s birth of Ishmael to Abram, God returns to him and issues a sign of the covenant: circumcision.
Thirteen years after the incident of Hagar’s birth of Ishmael to Abram, God returns to him and issues a sign of the covenant: circumcision.
After Lot separates from Abram, God renews His covenant promise with Abram. However, this time He expands it to INCLUDE Abram himself (Genesis 12:7). However, by the time Abraham dies this promise remains unfulfilled. So what does this mean? This is the principle of resurrection that is taught in the Old Testament.