CWFI Devotional Bible Guide: Aaron and the Circumcision

A. Exodus 4:24-31 Moses was on his way to Egypt, he stopped to rest for the night. The LORD met him there and attempted to kill him. But Zipporah his wife took a knife and c circumcised her son. (Note: If Zipporah didn't love her husband she would have assisted the angel. But instead assisted her husband in the circumcision ritual of removing the foreskin of her son.)

B. (Note: Circumcision: this is inserted into our study because it is important. Circumcision is the cutting away of the external skin surrounding the penis of a male child. In the old Dispensation of Law, God established the "Circumcision Law" in Genesis 17:9-14. It is a physical covenant agreed and practiced by Abraham and passed on to the next generation. It is also a healthy thing to do.)

C. (Note: Circumcision, however isn't practice medically in every country. I will explain the health consequences on not circumcising in a moment.)

D. (Note: Circumcision conditions: It represents a seal of righteousness and protection. It is to be performed on the eight day of the male child's life. Then the child will be given a name. The shepherds at Jesus' birth came to visit the young child BEFORE His circumcision was completed. Luke 2:8-20. Then within two years the three wise men (kings) came to visit and found the child in His house. Matthew 2:1-10. Then Herod was jealous and sought the life of the child. He couldn't find Jesus and ordered Hebrew children under two years old to be slain. But that's another subject for later discussion. Circumcision: after the child have been circumcised he will have the right to participate in the Passover feast. In other-words, in the Christian world today, The feast of coming out of Egypt, bondage, slavery, blackness, darkness, destruction, persecution, superstitions and to walk in the newness of your inheritance. Circumcision spiritually as a covenant relation with God.)

E. (Note: A healthy reason for circumcision: the foreskin covering the male child will hold thousands of germs. It is hard to eliminate all the germs underneath the skin when showering. Sexually transmitted diseases are easily acquired by sexually active uncircumcised males. Some countries today don't practice cutting off the foreskin and this is one of the reasons for sexually transmitted diseases. Remember it's evident the foreskin houses germs and bacteria. It's a warm, dark, and moist place up in there. Some of those germs and bacteria are old and dying underneath the foreskin. Have your children circumcised.)

F. (Note: Circumcision is an old "Dispensation Law" rule, it is an healthy one. We are under the "Dispensation of Grace" today. There is no condemnation for males without circumcision. God is not going to exclude you from Heaven because you're not circumcised. But circumcision is a healthy thing done to the male child and should be practiced World wide to reduce sexually transmitted diseases. Especially the oral sexual practices.)

G. (Note: Under the "Old Dispensation of Law," Joesph and Mary practiced fulfilling the laws. They took Jesus to be circumcised. Genesis 17:14 "And the uncircumcised male child whose skin of his not cut because of no circumcision, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my agreement." )

H. (Note: We are under the "Dispensation of Grace" in this twenty-first century of time and are not under the task master of the Law. Our salvation is not based on circumcision. Salvation of the soul is based on God's grace. But circumcision is a healthy choice and is still believed as a national practice in most modernized countries. Health insurance and physicians who perform healthy practices is essential. All male children should be circumcised.)