So, here's the picture in my mind.
God talks to Abraham and tells him that all males need to be circumcised. Then Abrahama appears in front of his men, and they are eagerly anticipating word from God......."well, what did he say?" Abraham kicks the dirt a little bit, and then tells them they all will need to be circumcised. "WHAT??!!!!"
Can you imagine the looks on the faces of the men? First of all, there's probably a couple in the crowd that are of my personality....and they are looking around asking, "what does that mean.....I don't know what that word means:"
I'm a little befuddled by this request from God. The only thing I can think of, is that it is marking an area that is the most personal, and can get you into the most trouble....with the mark of God.
What do ya think?
I was waiting for you to post because I had no idea where to go with this one. I like your illustration though, much more colorful picture than I had thought up. but yeah what the heck is this idea for? also there are other religions that do it too. its hard to believe some man just decided this would be a good idea on his own.
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