Saturday, October 18, 2008

Circumcised Egyptians!?

Do these verses strike you as odd?

Jer 9:25-26

25 "The days are coming," declares the Lord, "when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh — 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the desert in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart."

I understand the "circumcised only in the flesh" idea. That's the reasoning behind my baptism post earlier.

What's with all those non-Jewish nations observing circumcision? Any thoughts?

Bryan

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