Circumcision The Reminder Of The Covenant

Circumcision was the seal and reminder of the covenant, and so all of Abraham`s male descendants would be circumcised to remind them that God would someday fulfill all the promises that He made to Abraham. Notice that Abraham believed before he was circumcised. Faith came before works. This is an important point that Paul makes in the book of Romans that salvation is by grace through faith alone (Rom 4).