{"id":2188,"date":"2020-11-11T01:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=2188"},"modified":"2020-11-12T04:40:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T10:40:09","slug":"covenant-and-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/covenant-and-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Covenant and Promise…"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"In Genesis chapter 17<\/a>, God confirmed his covenant with Abraham by giving him the rite of circumcision, that is, brit milah<\/em> (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4), a term that literally means “covenant (i.e., brit: \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea) of the word” (i.e., milah<\/em>: \u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4).\u00a0 It is important to note that the rite of circumcision never was intended to effect the promise of God but only to attest to it.\u00a0 Circumcision served as sign or token of faith in the word of the LORD, that is, in God\u2019s loving promise.\u00a0 We see the connection by noting that the word “covenant” (i.e., brit: \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea) appears exactly 13 times during this dramatic episode (i.e., Gen. 17:1-22), which is the same numeric value as the Hebrew word for love (i.e., ahavah<\/em>: \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4).\u00a0 Further note that the last occurrence of the word “covenant” in this section concerns God\u2019s exclusive choice of Isaac, Abraham’s only true heir, the promised child who was chosen to be the \u201csacrificed seed\u201d (see Gen. 17:21).\u00a0 Indeed the very first time the word “love” appears in the Scriptures occurs when God asks Abraham to take his son, his “beloved” son, and to offer him as a whole burnt offering (Gen. 22:2), a clear picture of the sacrificial message of Yeshua the Messiah:<\/div>\n
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\u201cPlease take your son… \u05e7\u05b7\u05d7\u05be\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/div>\n
your only son… \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/div>\n
the one whom you love… \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8<\/div>\n
even Isaac… \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7<\/div>\n
and go to the land of Moriah
\nand offer him as a burnt offering.\u201d<\/div>\n
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