Circumcision: An Everlasting Covenant

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Today’s study is on Circumcision — what it is, how important it is, and why it still matters today.

What is Circumcision and Why Does it Matter?

This is one law of the covenant often ignored in Christianity. Many churches speak only of the “circumcision of the heart,” and yes, Scripture teaches that in several places. But that does not mean the circumcision of the flesh has ceased.

Some confusion comes from Jeremiah 9:25:

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh.”

This verse is not saying male children should no longer be circumcised in the flesh. The key word is only. God requires circumcision of the flesh and the heart.

The Everlasting Covenant

The covenant of circumcision is everlasting.

Jubilees 15:25-26 says:

This law is for all the generations forever, and there is no circumcision of the days, and no omission of one day out of the eight days; for it is an eternal ordinance, ordained and written on the heavenly tablets. And everyone that is born, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised on the eighth day, belongs not to the children of the covenant which the Lord made with Abraham, but to the children of destruction; nor is there, moreover, any sign on him that he is the Lord's, but he is destined to be destroyed and slain from the earth, and to be rooted out of the earth, for he has broken the covenant of the Lord our God.

This is clear — it is for all generations, and it spells out the consequences for those not circumcised in the flesh.

For Descendants and Non-Descendants of Abraham

Some argue this covenant was only for Abraham and his descendants. But Genesis 17, Jasher 17:16-20 & 18:1-2, and Jubilees 15:11-14 show that every male in Abraham’s household was circumcised — including servants he bought with money, who were not his descendants.

The message is clear: Whether you are a descendant of Abraham or not, if you attach yourself to the children of Israel or choose to serve the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, circumcision in the flesh is required.

Circumcision and the Feasts

Exodus 12:48-49 says:

A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat it. The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.

No uncircumcised male — native-born or foreigner — can partake in the Passover.

It’s Not Just for Infants

Some say, “It says a child eight days old — I’m older.” Abraham was 99 years old, and Ishmael was 13 years old when they were circumcised. If you are new to the covenant, you can be circumcised at any age.

If your wife is pregnant with a male child, have him circumcised on the eighth day.

The Example of Moses

Even Moses faced judgment for not circumcising his son.

Jasher 79:8-12 says:

And Moses rose up to go to Egypt, and he took his wife and sons with him, and he was at an inn in the road, and an angel of God came down, and sought an occasion against him. And he wished to kill him on account of his first born son, because he had not circumcised him, and had transgressed the covenant which the Lord had made with Abraham. For Moses had hearkened to the words of his father-in-law which he had spoken to him, not to circumcise his first born son, therefore he circumcised him not. And Zipporah saw the angel of the Lord seeking an occasion against Moses, and she knew that this thing was owing to his not having circumcised her son Gershom. And Zipporah hastened and took of the sharp rock stones that were there, and she circumcised her son, and delivered her husband and her son from the hand of the angel of the Lord.

Zipporah’s quick action saved Moses from death for breaking the covenant.

Why This Matters Now

I understand this may not have been taught to you, but now you know. Ignorance does not excuse disobedience before God.

If you want to be part of God’s covenant, abide by His commandments, laws, and statutes — whether you are a descendant of Abraham or not.

As we can see, the Messiah Himself was circumcised on the eighth day. If circumcision were not important or no longer mattered, He surely would have said so. Instead, He clearly stated that He did not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them. Let’s read this in Matthew 5:17-18:

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

So, if this is difficult to understand, then that is beyond me—but the message is clear: the Law remains significant, and the Messiah honored it fully.

As Moses told the children of Israel, “Choose life, so it will be well with you and your family.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13 says:

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

Be blessed — and make sure that you and your sons are circumcised to remain under God’s covenant and protection.

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