Genesis 17:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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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.

Genesis 17:23 —

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Psalms 119:60
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Genesis 17:10-14
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. …
Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Genesis 18:19
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.
Genesis 17:26-27
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. …

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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 b…