tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post1528328374629788363..comments2024-03-27T02:22:55.403-07:00Comments on The Biblical Naturist: A Reader’s Question — Circumcision…Matthew Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422612844080337155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-55395781197878994412014-03-04T08:09:53.208-08:002014-03-04T08:09:53.208-08:00I found at least 2 references which indicate circu...I found at least 2 references which indicate circumcision has changed significantly since the time of Christ.<br /><br />http://www.cirp.org/library/history/<br />and <br />http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/philos/segel/hanoch2-britmila-eng.html<br /><br />Other than the historical content, I vouch for neither of these sites in terms of promoting Christ and him crucified.FatherOf4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694749190352504306.post-3161340463608815502014-02-05T16:23:58.741-08:002014-02-05T16:23:58.741-08:00I just finished reading the Pentateuch in my eveni...I just finished reading the Pentateuch in my evening devotions, and I got a distinct sense that God gave and intended circumcision to be a highly-visible sign of a man's inclusion in the covenant community. As if to reinforce the visibility of a man's circumcision, God gave a long list of ceremonial washings that a man had to go through to be ceremonially-clean for worship. These washings included after every time a couple had sex, or if a man had a wet-dream, which might have been several times a week.<br /><br />We seem to forget that the Israelite's tents in the wilderness didn't have indoor plumbing, so all personal care had to be done at the communal facilities. I seriously doubt that an uncircumcised man in the camp could have gone undetected for very long. <br /><br />Joseph, being a Hebrew and circumcised, would have stood out like a sore thumb among the uncircumcised Egyptians. 400 years later, Pharaoh's daughter still took her bath in the river, despite being a royal.<br /><br />Circumcision WAS a big deal both to God and to the children of Israel. Baptism is now our sign and seal of the covenant of grace, but as a lasting sign, it is gone as soon as the water evaporates or the person dries off. God hasn't given us a permanent and ALWAYS-VISIBLE sign to replace circumcision. It served during the time God intended it to.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13603131521759216748noreply@blogger.com