circumsized them? Isn't this what you are saying about baptizm?
2006-11-14 10:55:05 · 4 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
By circumcision they became part of the Covenant OUTWARDLY; they identified with the Jewish people. As they grew and matured they should also become Jews INWARDLY, by Faith which they accepted for themselves and becoming Bar Mitzvah.
2006-11-14 11:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about this, but I've heard that during the period they circumcised the child, the boy was at a stage of development which meant he felt less pain? or it was safer? or something like that. I just read an article that said it's on the eighth day that vitamin K is present and prothrombin is over 100% its normal levels. These are chemicals that help prevent hemorrhaging. So the eighth day is the best day to perform the circumcision.
Baptism is something that can be done at any time, whereas, for chemical reasons, circumcision can't
2006-11-14 19:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because circumcision is not a public confession of faith (where as baptism is). Circumcision shows that you are one of God's chosen people, either biologically (this was in Abraham's case) or grafted in (Christian's case). When Abraham circumcised his kids, they were then part of Israel. Baptism is just a mikva (a cleansing ceremony)
2006-11-14 19:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Tripper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um...well, my understanding was that they (Israelites) were God's chosen people, and that circumsizion at that age was part of their covenant with God.
2006-11-14 18:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by chaz w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋