27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
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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.
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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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