Acts 7:8 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 7:8

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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ASV

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

KJV

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he gave him - That is, God appointed or commanded this, Gen 17:9-13. The covenant - The word “covenant” denotes properly “a compact or agreement between two or more persons,” usually attended with seals, pledges, or sanctions. In Gen 17:7, and elsewhere, it is said that God would establish his “covenant” with Abraham; that is, he made him certain definite promises, attended with pledges and seals, etc. The idea of a strict “compact” or “agreement” between God and man, as between “equal parties”; is not found in the Bible. The word is commonly used, as here, to denote “a promise on the part of God,” attended with pledges, and demanding, on the part of man, in order to avail himself of its benefits, a specified course of conduct. The “covenant” is therefore another name for denoting two things on the part of God: (1) A “command,” which man is not at liberty to reject, as he would be if it were a literal covenant; and, (2) A “promise,” which is to be fulfilled only on the condition of obedience. The covenant with Abraham was simply a “promise” to give him the land, and to make him a great nation, etc. It was never proposed to Abraham with the supposition that he was at liberty to reject it, or to refuse to comply with its conditions. Circumcision was appointed as the mark or indication that Abraham and those thus designated were the persons included in the gracious purpose and promise. It served to separate them as a special people; a people whose unique characteristic it was that they obeyed and served the God who had made the promise to Abraham. […]

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἔδωκεν	edōken	He gave	G1325 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
διαθήκην	diathēkēn	[the] covenant	G1242 →
περιτομῆς·	peritomēs	of circumcision;	G4061 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὕτως	houtōs	thus	G3779 →
ἐγέννησεν	egennēsen	he begat	G1080 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Isaac	G2464 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
περιέτεμεν	perietemen	circumcised	G4059 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
τῇ	tēa	on the	G3588 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	day	G2250 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ὀγδόῃ,	ogdoē	eighth,	G3590 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Isaac	G2464 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰακώβ,	Iakōb	Jacob,	G2384 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Jacob	G2384 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
πατριάρχας.	patriarchas	patriarchs.	G3966 →

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Galatians 3:15
Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
leads to
- Hebrews 9:17
  because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
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  I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now…
- Romans 3:5
  But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
- 1 Corinthians 15:32
  If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

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