Gen 17:24 And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Ver. 24. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine. ] Five different times is Abraham’s age exactly noted in Scripture; which showeth how dear the saints are to God; when the wicked are, ουτιδανοι , little set by; men of no account. read more
Gen 17:25 And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Ver. 25. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old. ] The Turks’ children are not circumcised till they are ten years old, and then they use great feasting, banqueting, music, and bringing of presents. a They say that Abraham loved Ishmael, and not Isaac: and that it was Ishmael whom Abraham would have sacrificed. a The Grand Sign Sereg. , pp. 113,191. read more
Gen 17:26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. Ver. 26. In the self-same day. ] To show his prompt and present obedience, without shucking and hucking, without delays and consults. read more
Gen 17:27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. Ver. 27. All the men of his house. ] Faciles se proebent in re ardua et ridicula . An excellent pattern of a well-ordered family. read more
Genesis 17:1, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 12:4, Romans 4:11, Romans 4:19, Romans 4:20 Reciprocal: Genesis 18:11 - old Matthew 19:14 - Suffer Acts 10:47 - General read more
Not only the Jews, but the Arabs, who are the descendants of Ishmael, retain the rite of circumcision to this day; and the latter perform it, as the other Mahometanus also do, at the age of thirteen. Reciprocal: Genesis 16:15 - Ishmael read more
Genesis 12:4, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:4, Psalms 119:60 Reciprocal: Genesis 16:15 - Ishmael Genesis 17:23 - circumcised read more
circumcised: Genesis 18:19 Reciprocal: Genesis 14:14 - born Genesis 17:23 - circumcised Exodus 21:4 - shall be her Acts 18:8 - believed read more
25. Thirteen years old Josephus ( Ant. , 1:12, 2) says the Arabians, because of this, do not circumcise their children until the thirteenth year . ADDITIONAL NOTE ON CIRCUMCISION. The practice of circumcision obtained among many ancient nations, and was probably in use before the time of Abraham. See note on Genesis 17:11 above. Herodotus was unable to determine whether the Egyptians learned the custom from the Ethiopians, or the Ethiopians from the Egyptians. Herod., 2: 104. Both... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 17:23-27
Genesis 17:23-27In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his sonObedience to the Divine voiceI.PROMPT. 1. To delay is to despise God’s authority. 2. It is safest to act upon moral impulses immediately. II. UNQUESTIONING. God’s will is both law and reason. III. COMPLETE. A particular and intense regard to God’s known will is the essence of piety. (T. H. Leale.)Abraham’s obedience to God’s commandThere are three things in particular in the obedience of Abraham worthy of notice.... read more