Torrey's Topical Index
Circumcision
Instituted by God—Ge
17:9,10
Described—Ge
17:11; Ex
4:25
Enforced by the law—Le
12:3; Joh
7:22
CALLED THE
- Covenant of circumcision
- —Ac 7:8
- Circumcision in the flesh
- —Eph 2:11
- Concision
- —Php 3:2
A painful and bloody rite—Ex
4:26; Jos
5:8
Promises to Abraham previous to—Ro
4:9,13
A seal of the covenant—Ge
17:11; Ro
4:11
Introductory Jewish ordinances—Ga
5:3
Outward sign of—Ro
2:28
Inward grace—Ro
2:29
Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State—Ex
12:48; Eze
44:7
WAS PERFORMED
- On males home-born and bought
- —Ge 17:12,13
- On the eighth day
- —Ge 17:12; Le 12:3
- Even on the sabbath day
- —Joh 7:22,23
- With knives of flint
- —Ex 4:25; Jos 5:3
- By the heads of families
- —Ge 17:23; Ex 4:25
- By persons in authority
- —Jos 5:3
- In the presence of the family, &c
- —Lu 1:58-61
Accompanied with naming the child—Ge
21:3,4; Lu
1:59; 2:21
First performed on Abraham and his family—Ge
17:24-27
Not performed in the wilderness—Jos
5:5
Performed by Joshua at Gilgal—Jos
5:2,7
Punishment for neglecting—Ge
17:14; Ex
4:24,26
Without faith, vain—Ro
3:30; Ga
5:6
Without obedience, vain—Ro
2:25; 1Co
7:19
THE JEWS
Sometimes performed on slain enemies—1Sa
18:25-27; 2Sa
3:14
Abolished by the gospel—Eph
2:11,15; Col
3:11
Performed on Timothy as a matter or expediency because of the Jews—Ac
16:3
Necessity of, denied by Paul—Ga
2:3-5
Necessity of, asserted by false teachers—Ac
15:24; Ga
6:12; Tit
1:10
Trusting to, a denial of Christ—Ga
3:3,4; 5:3,4
Paul denounced for opposing—Ac
21:21
Saints the true spiritual—Php
3:3; Col
2:11
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Readiness to hear and obey
- —Jer 6:10
- Purity of heart
- —De 10:16; 30:6
- Purity of speech
- —Ex 6:12