Chapter 27

The Covenant of Circumcision


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And it came to pass that YHVH Elohima did bless Abram, and Sarai, and Hagar, and did give unto them riches, and honor, and lands for an ever-lasting possession, according to the covenantb which had been made, and according to the blessing wherewith Melchizedekc had blessed Abram.

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And when Abram had reached the ninety-ninth degree, and Sarai had reached the ninety-eighth degree, it came to pass that the High Priest, Melchizedek, took Abram and Sarai and did teach them all he knew of YHVH Elohim, that Abram and Sarai might possess hiddena wisdom unto YHVHb.

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But their wife, Hagar, he did not teach; for she would not cease to worship the elohima of her old land, even the godsa of the hands of man.

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And it came to pass that in that day, that YHVH spoke unto Abram and Sarai, saying: I am Elohim Shaddaia, and thou shalt come before my Faceb uprightly and be completec before me;

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And through my servant, Melchizedek, I will make my covenanta between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly.

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And YHVH Elohim spoke to Abram through His servant, Melchizedek, as he prayed over him, blessing him, saying: My people have gone astray from my precepts and have not kept mine ordinancesa, which I gave unto their fathers;

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And they have not observed mine anointinga, and the tvilahb wherewith I appointedc them in teshuvahd,

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But these have turned from this, my mitzvotha, and taken unto themselves the washing of children, the burning of flesh unto ash, and the sprinkling of blood.

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But as for thee, behold, I will make my covenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations;

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And this covenant I will make with thy children that it may be known among all nations.

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And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but I shall give thee and new name, and thy wife Sarai also:

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And thy name shall be called Abrahama; for a father of many nations have I made thee:

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And I shall make thee exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come of thee and of thy seed.

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And I will establish a covenant with thee with the circumcision of the hearta, and it shall be my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

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And thou mayest know of a surety forever that children are not accountable before me until they are of age, for a babe cannot walk, nor child comprehend the weightier matters.

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But as for thee, thou shalt walk in teshuvah, observing to keep my Law and all my covenants wherein I covenanted with thy fathers, and thou shalt teach thy children the same;

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And thou shalt keep the mitzvoth which I have given thee with mine own mouth and I shall be thy Elohima and the Elohim of thy seed after thee.

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And I will give unto thee and thy seed after thee a land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, for so long as they shall know and keep their Elohim;

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Therefore, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.

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And this shall be my covenant which ye shall keep between me and thee and thy seed after thee: Every child among you shall be taught to become circumciseda;

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And when every child is eight days old, they shall be blessed and instructed in teshuvah, that they may be circumciseda of the heart when they come of age— yea, every child forever in all generations:

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They that are born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger which is not of thy seed:

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They that are born in thy house and they that are bought with thy money must needs be taught, and my covenant shall be even woven into thy skin for a new and everlasting covenanta;

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And when thy children come of age, they shall be given the token of the covenant between me and thee;

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And the uncircumcised, they who shall not circumcise their hearts, these souls shall be spirituallya cut off from the people and shall not learn my signs and tokens; for these hath broken my covenant.

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And Melchizedek said these and many other words unto Abram; and after this, Melchizedek came unto Sarai, Abraham’s wife, and he blessed her, saying: Sarai, thou shalt no longer be called Sarai, but Saraha shall be thy new name.

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And I will bless thee, and YHVH will give thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him also, even the new and everlasting covenant with his seed after him.

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Yea, I will bless thee, and thou shall be blessed, for thou shall be known as the mother of nations; kings and queens and many people shall come out of thee;

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And as thou art a queen over Egypta, and other lands, thy seed shall be a royal people;

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And because thou art a Priestess, and thy husband a Priest, thy children with him shall be a royal priesthood, given them by the Law of the Patriarchal and Matriarchala priesthood established by the covenant, that shall be passed down by the blood through thy seed unto the ends of the earth.

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And it shall be through thy seed who shall have claim over the earth through Egypt and the heavens through my Priesthood that the heavens shall be brought unto the earth in tikkun olama; that the creation shall be completed:

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Therefore, I give thee thy duty to teach these things unto thy children that when they come of age their walk shall be in teshuvah with me, and their hearts shall be circumcised;

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And when they do come of age, they that shall not reject the covenant but shall be my covenant people, unto these shalt thou give my signs and tokens, even as I did give them unto thy ancestorsa.

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And Sarah wondered in her heart: How should this be? For she was barren.

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And Abraham did fall on his face and called upon the name of YHVH, and rejoiced, and said in his heart: There shall a child be born unto me and Sarah, though she is barren of me, she shall still conceive.

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And Melchizedek said: Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son, and it shall be as YHVH has spoken.

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And Abraham said unto YHVH before Melchizedek: O, that Ishmael might live uprightly before YHVH Elohim!

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And Melchizedek answered him in the spirit of prophecy and revelation, saying: As for Ishmael, Elohim hath heard thee;

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Behold, he shall be blessed, and YHVH will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and Elohim will make him a great nation.

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But this covenant will be establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year, unless Ishmaela and his seed should come to El Elyonb through Isaac, for they too shall be of thy seed.

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And Melchizedek gave unto Abraham and Sarah all that had been passed down from Adama and Eveb from the beginning, even the keys, and the signs, and the tokens.

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And it came to pass that after this, Melchizedek left off talking with them; and Elohim went up from Abraham and Sarah.