Synopsis:
God comes to Abram, tells him to change his name to Abraham and
to change his wife’s name to Sarah and that if he circumcises all the men in
his house, he will bring great wealth to his family. Ishmael shall have 12
princes as sons and Abraham’s wife shall finally bear him a son who shall be
named Isaac and God plans to continue his covenant with Isaac. So, Abram (now
Abraham) circumcises himself, Ishmael and everyone other male in the household.
In other words:
God tells Abram to change his name to Abraham and that if he
will circumcise all the men in his house, he will be blessed.
What I think really happened:
Abram/Abraham seems to be schizophrenic and hearing voices
and seeing people. because the nature of his interactions with “God” are really
weird. Seriously, what kind of God requires the cutting of thousands of penises
in order to make a deal. It seems more like a joke than a real deal. (Genesis 17:10)
On the other hand:
Everything we are told that God will do does indeed happen
and Abraham and his family and his offspring thrive for quite a while. (Next few
chapters)
Favorite bit:
I think it is really funny that that is the price of the
covenant, circumcision. Again, seems so random and bizarre. (Genesis 17:10)
Most interesting bit:
God is very specific about his relationships. It’s not with
everyone, just certain people who are descendant from his original two
playthings Adam and Eve. Everyone else,
he’s not that interested in and even then, only certain people in the lineage
are considered interesting enough for him to bother with.
Moral Lesson Learned:
Crazy people are capable of doing some really strange things
(Genesis 17:24-27)
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