23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
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I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. …
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)We have here Abraham’s obedience to the law of circumcision. He himself and all his family were circumcised, so receiving the token of the covenant and distinguishing themselves from other families, that had no part nor lot in the matter. 1. It was an implicit obedience: He did as God had said to him , and did not ask why or wherefore. God’s will was not only a law to him, but a reason; he did it…
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