TOPIC: CIRCUMCISION AND NAMING OF CHRIST
TEXT: Luke 2:21-24(NKJV)
21.And when eight days were completed [a]for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
22.Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
23.(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to theLord”),
24.and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
STUDY:
The child was circumcised after eight days and given the name Jesus as directed by the Angel after the purification ritual of his mother he was taking to Bethlehem for purification to the lord and to offer the associated sacrifice as demanded by the law (lev12:8)
Circumcision is a token of the abrahamic covenant that he would be the father of many nations and that through him all people would be blessed ( Gen. 17:10&14).
Every male child is to be circumcised when he is 8 days old and this brings him under a covenant of protection with God.
In circumcising Jesus Mary and Joseph proved they were faithful to the covenant Jesus is made a member of God choosing people, Israel, and an heir to the promises made to Abraham. For Jesus both his circumcision and naming happened the same day. Whereas circumcision is a sign of our being set apart onto gold our names defined the purpose for which god said Us apart ( Matt 1:21) have you been circumcised in the heart ? If not, call upon the Lord and he will give you a new heart by spiritual circumcision (Ezek. 36:26).
PRAYER:
Father; please help me to live in the reality of true circumcision and may I live out the name you have called me.
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