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CIRCUMCISION

  1. Instituted by God # Ge 17:9,10
  2. Described # Ge 17:11 Ex 4:25
  3. Enforced by the law # Le 12:3 Joh 7:22
  4. CALLED THE 4a) Covenant of circumcision

    # Ac 7:8

         4b) Circumcision in the flesh
             # Eph 2:11
     
         4c) Concision
             # Php 3:2
     
     5) A painful and bloody rite
        # Ex 4:26 Jos 5:8
     
     6) Promises to Abraham previous to
        # Ro 4:9,13
     
     7) A seal of the covenant
        # Ge 17:11 Ro 4:11
     
     8) Introductory Jewish ordinances
        # Ga 5:3
     
     9) Outward sign of
        # Ro 2:28
     
     10) Inward grace
         # Ro 2:29
     
     11) Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State
         # Ex 12:48 Eze 44:7
     
     12) WAS PERFORMED
         12a) On males home-born and bought
              # Ge 17:12,13
     
         12b) On the eighth day
              # Ge 17:12 Le 12:3
     
         12c) Even on the sabbath day
              # Joh 7:22,23
     
         12d) With knives of flint
              # Ex 4:25 Jos 5:3
     
         12e) By the heads of families
              # Ge 17:23 Ex 4:25
     
         12f) By persons in authority
              # Jos 5:3
     
         12g) In the presence of the family, &c
              # Lu 1:58-61
     
     13) Accompanied with naming the child
         # Ge 21:3,4 Lu 1:59 2:21
     
     14) First performed on Abraham and his family
         # Ge 17:24-27
     
     15) Not performed in the wilderness
         # Jos 5:5
     
     16) Performed by Joshua at Gilgal
         # Jos 5:2,7
     
     17) Punishment for neglecting
         # Ge 17:14 Ex 4:24,26
     
     18) Without faith, vain
         # Ro 3:30 Ga 5:6
     
     19) Without obedience, vain
         # Ro 2:25 1Co 7:19
     
     20) THE JEWS
         20a) Denominated by
              # Ac 10:45 Ga 2:9
     
         20b) Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the
              # Ge 34:14 Jud 14:3
     
         20c) Held no intercourse with those not of the
              # Ac 10:28 11:3 Ga 2:12
     
         20d) Despised as unclean those not of the
              # 1Sa 14:6 17:26 Mt 15:26,27 Eph 2:11,15
     
     21) Sometimes performed on slain enemies
         # 1Sa 18:25-27 2Sa 3:14
     
     22) Abolished by the gospel
         # Eph 2:11,15 Col 3:11
     
     23) Performed on Timothy as a matter or expediency because of the Jews
         # Ac 16:3
     
     24) Necessity of, denied by Paul
         # Ga 2:3-5
     
     25) Necessity of, asserted by false teachers
         # Ac 15:24 Ga 6:12 Tit 1:10
     
     26) Trusting to, a denial of Christ
         # Ga 3:3,4 5:3,4
     
     27) Paul denounced for opposing
         # Ac 21:21
     
     28) Saints the true spiritual
         # Php 3:3 Col 2:11
     
     29) ILLUSTRATIVE OF
         29a) Readiness to hear and obey
              # Jer 6:10
     
         29b) Purity of heart
              # De 10:16 30:6
     
         29c) Purity of speech
              # Ex 6:12
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