God established His covenant with Abraham and his seed. As a token of God’s covenant with Abraham, God commanded Abraham to circumcise every male child on the eighth day. The circumcision in the flesh on the eighth day was not only a token of the covenant between God and Abraham but also a foreshadow of the circumcision in Christ. When Christ died on the sixth day and rose from the dead on the eighth day, a New Covenant came into existence that replaced the Old Covenant. Let’s look at how the eighth day became the day of the New Covenant.
What does the Bible say about the covenant between God and Abraham?
God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs (Tumindak 7:8)
I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Lan aku bakal menehi sampeyan, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.And God said unto Abraham, thou shalt keep My covenant therefore, kowe, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt Me and you.
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant (Purwaning Dumadi 17:7-14)
The circumcision in the flesh on the eighth day was a token of the covenant
All the males, who were with Abraham, had to be circumcised, including Ishmael. Nanging, God specifically said, that He would establish His covenant with Isaac and not with Ishmael.
Although Isaac wasn’t born yet, God promised this child to Abraham. God kept His promise and fulfilled His words, despite the fact that Abraham and Sara had doubts about God’s promise.
God kept His promise and fulfilled His words, as God always does.
When Sara became pregnant and Isaac was born, Isaac was circumcised on the eighth day. Lan kabeh mau, who were born of the seed of Isaac were circumcised on the eighth day. It didn’t matter what day the eighth day was. Whether it was on a Sabbath day or a feast day, every male child was circumcised on the eighth day.
An everlasting covenant
God said to Abraham, that His covenant would be an everlasting covenant between God and Abraham and his Seed. The Seed refers to Jesus Christ (Galatia 3:16).
God mentioned the Seed, Amarga, in the Book of Genesis, God prophesied, that the Seed of the woman would bruise the serpent’s head. (Maca uga: The head of the serpent bruised, amarga tumit Yesus diremit).
sedulur, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Saiki janji-janji marang Abraham lan turun-turuné. Ngandika ora, Lan kanggo wiji, minangka saka akeh; nanging minangka siji, Lan kanggo wiji Panjenengan, yaiku Kristus. Lan iki aku ngomong, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, ukum, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Mulané banjur ngladeni angger-anggering Toret? Ditambahake amarga nglanggar, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; lan ditetepake malaekat ing tangan. Saiki mediator dudu mediator siji, Nanging Gusti Allah iku siji.
“Is the law against the promises of God?”
Is the law then against the promises of God? Gusti Allah ngalang-alangi: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Nanging sadurunge iman teka, Kita disimpen ing ukum, mati nganti iman sing kudu diturunake sawise diturunake. Mulané angger-anggering Toret dadi guru sekolah kanggo nggawa kita menyang Kristus, supaya kita bisa dibenerake kanthi iman. Nanging sawise iman kasebut wis teka, Kita ora ana ing sangisore guru sekolah.
Amarga kowé kabeh padha kabèh anaké Gusti Allah kanthi precaya marang Kristus Yésus. Amarga akeh wong sing wis dibaptis dadi Kristus, wis diselehake Sang Kristus. Ora ana wong Yahudi utawa Yunani, ora ana ikatan utawa ora gratis, ora ana lanang utawa wadon: Amarga kowe kabeh ana ing Sang Kristus Yesus. Lan yen sampeyan dadi kagungane Kristus, mangka kowé iku turunané Abraham, lan ahli waris miturut janji (Galatia 3:15-29).
God’s promise of a New and better Covenant
Ing Yeremia 31, God promised a New Covenant, which would be a better covenant than the Old Covenant.
Lah, Dina kasebut teka, Pangandikané Gusti, manawa aku bakal nggawe prajanjen anyar karo omahe Israel, lan karo omahé Yehuda: Ora miturut prajanjian sing daklakoni karo bapak-bapak ing dina sing daklelehake karo tangane kanggo nggawa metu saka ing tanah Mesir; which my covenant they brake, Sanajan aku dadi bojo kanggo dheweke, Pangandikané Gusti:
Nanging iki bakal dadi prejanjen sing bakal daklakoni karo turune Israel; Sawise dina kasebut, Pangandikané Gusti, Aku bakal nyelehake ukumku ing bagean batin, lan tulis ing sajroning ati; lan bakal dadi dewa, and they shall be My people.
Lan ora bakal mulang maneh saben wong, lan saben sedulure, ngandika, Ngerti Gusti: amarga dheweke kabeh bakal ngerti aku, saka paling ora kanggo wong sing paling gedhe, Pangandikané Gusti: Amarga aku bakal ngapura kaluputane, lan aku bakal kelingan dosa ora ana maneh (Yeremia 31:31-34)
God promised He would establish a New Covenant, not only with the house of Israel, but also with the house of Judah.
This covenant would be different than the covenant, which God made with their fathers on the day that God took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
God promised a New Covenant; the Covenant in Jesus Christ and the promise of the Holy Spirit.
Born again in the spirit
This New Covenant would make it possible for humanity to become born again in the spirit. Kepiye? Kanthi iman lan regenerasi ing Gusti Yesus Kristus (through the baptism in water, Pati saka daging lan wungune Roh saka wong mati, lan baptis karo Roh Suci) and become sons of God (kalorone lanang lan wadon).
The token of the Old Covenant, between God and the seed of Abraham and Isaac, took place on the eighth day.
The New Covenant on the eighth day
Ing wolung dina, the resurrection of Jesus Christ took place. The redemptive work was accomplished. The Old Covenant passed away. As a token, kudung candhi disewa ing rong saka ndhuwur nganti ngisor, when Jesus Christ died as Man on the cross.
The New Covenant was established on the eighth day and replaced the Old Covenant.
Apa ora soko! The circumcision on the eighth day was a token of the Old Covenant, and that the New Covenant was established on the eighth day, when Jesus rose from the dead?
Kanggo siji pisungsung, dheweke wis nyampurnakake kanggo wong-wong sing disucekake. Ingdhawene Roh Suci uga dadi seksine kanggo kita: kanggo sawise dheweke wis ujar sadurunge, Iki prajanjen sing bakal daklakoni karo dheweke, Pangandikané Gusti, Aku bakal nyelehake ukumku ing sajroning ati, lan ing pikirane, aku bakal nulis dheweke; Lan dosa lan kaluputane aku bakal kelingan maneh. Saiki ing ngendi remisi kasebut, wis ora ana kurban maneh kanggo dosa. Mulane duwe, sedulur, kendel mlebu menyang papan sing paling suci kanthi getih Yesus, Kanthi cara anyar lan urip, kang wus kasucèkaké kanggo kita, liwat kudung, sing ngomong, Daginge; Lan duwe Imam Agung kanggo Pedalemané Allah; Sumangga kita nyedhak kanthi manah ingkang tuhu kanthi yakin kanthi iman, duwe ati kita sprinkled saka ati nurani ala, lan awak kita wisuh karo banyu murni
wong Ibrani 10:14-22
Is there only one way, to be saved?
The New Covenant was not only meant for the people of Israel, nanging uga kanggo bangsa-bangsa liya. Jesus made a way for the world to be reconciled with God through faith and regeneration in Him, (menyang. John 3:16).
Only through Christ, by faith and regeneration in Him aka the circumcision in Him, you can be saved and reconciled with God. Ora ana cara liya!
God only wanted one thing and that was to be a God for His people. Nanging, God was rejected by His carnal people Israel. His people Israel had broken His covenant. Therefore a New Covenant had to come.
The New Covenant is a better covenant
This New Covenant would be so much better than the Old Covenant. In this new Covenant, God would deal with sin and death that reign as king in the flesh of fallen man (wong tuwa). Kepiye? Through one sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ.
But now hath He obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also He is the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, Dheweke ujar, Lah, Dina kasebut teka, Pangandikané Gusti, when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Ora manut prajanjian kang Sunanakake karo para leluhure nalika Ingsun nggegem tanganira supaya padha metu saka ing tanah Mesir.; amarga padha ora netepi prasetyaningSun, lan aku ora nganggep wong-wong mau, Pangandikané Gusti.
Awit iki prejanjian sing bakal Dakgawé karo turuné Israèl sakwisé jaman kuwi, Pangandikané Gusti; Aku bakal netepake angger-anggeringSun ing pikirane, lan tulisen ing atiné: lan Aku bakal dadi Allah kanggo wong-wong mau, lan bakal padha dadi umat-Ku: Lan padha ora bakal mulang saben wong marang pepadhane, lan saben sedulure, ngandika, Ngerti Gusti: kanggo kabeh bakal ngerti Aku, from the least to the greates For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, lan dosa lan pialane ora bakal dakeling-eling maneh.
Ing kono Panjenengané ngandika, Prajanjian Anyar, Dheweke wis nggawe sing pisanan lawas. Saiki sing bosok lan wis tuwa wis siyap sirna (wong Ibrani 8:6-13)
God dealt with the sinful nature of fallen man
Ing Prajanjian Anyar, God would deal with the sinful nature of fallen man through the death of the flesh. (Maca uga: Bentenane antara korban kewan lan kurban Yesus Kristus)
By the blood of Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him, God wouldn’t remember the sins and the former life as a sinner anymore.
Wong tuwa (sampeyan tiba) with all his sins and iniquities, who lives under sin and therefore is a sinner, doesn’t live anymore but has died in Christ. (Maca uga: Gusti Yesus mulihake posisi wong sing tiba lan Katentreman, Gusti Yesus mulihake ing antarane wong lan Gusti Allah sing tiba)
God created a new species, a new generation, wong anyar; Putrane Gusti Allah (kalorone lanang lan wadon).
The new man is born of God through regeneration in Christ. Lumantar panggenaning Roh Suci, God put His law in the hearts of the new man.
Kabeh wong, who believes in Jesus Christ and accepts Him as Savior and Lord, shall be saved from eternal death and receive eternal life.
the circumcision in Christ is a token
Ing endi sampeyan uga sunat karo sunat sing digawe tanpa tangan, Ing nyingkirake awak saka dosa saka sunat saka Kristus: Dikubur karo dheweke ing baptis, Yen sampeyan uga wungu karo dheweke kanthi iman saka operasi Gusti Allah, Sapa sing wis nangèkaké wong mati (Kolose 2:11-12)
The New Covenant was meant for the old man; wong carnal, who was born of Abraham, Ishak, lan Yakub; Israel and through natural birth belonged to Israel, and as a token was the circumcision in the flesh on the eighth day. But due to the fact, that the covenant was broken by God’s people, there had to come a New Covenant, a better covenant.
The New Covenant came whereof Jesus Christ is the High Priest and Mediator and is sealed with His blood. Everyone can have access by faith and regeneration in Christ.
Ing Prajanjian Anyar, there is no circumcision in the flesh. That’s because the New Covenant is not for the old carnal man. The token of the New Covenant is the circumcision in Christ.
You become circumcised in Christ by putting away, badan dosa, and laying down and burry your flesh. You bury your flesh through the Baptisan ing banyu.
What is the significance of baptism?
In the water baptism you lay down your old life. Lumantar wungunipun roh saking seda, you will be raised in newness of life. From that moment you have become a new creation.
You are reconciled to God and your fallen state is restored. You’ll live in the New Covenant, which was first meant for God’s carnal people Israel, and then for the Gentiles.
From the moment you entered the covenant with God and became a new creation, you’ll no longer walk after the flesh in the kingdom of darkness and live under the authority of the devil and the spirits of this world in the power of sin and death.
You shall live in Christ in the Kingdom of God and represent, preach and bring the Kingdom of God, Ngendi Yesus Kristus dadi raja lan mrentah, ing bumi.
'Dadi uyah ing bumi'
