When the Lord established a covenant with Abraham he also gave him a special rite that would serve as the sign and seal of His everlasting covenant with the Hebrew people. I’m talking about circumcision. What’s interesting is that male circumcision was not an unusual or uncommon thing during these times. However, this was the […]
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DAY 20: The Little Known Reason Why God’s Covenant With Abraham Is Called ‘A Promise’
Before Hagar gave birth to Ishmael, a major event that would have gargantuan consequences took place. The Lord entered into a covenant with Abraham and He formalized it in typical Middle Eastern fashion. What do I mean by that? Well, according to the procedures of those times, an animal was sacrificed, chopped up into two […]