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Ain’t No Circumcisions Happening in Sodom, Abraham

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In Genesis 17-18 there are two contrasts that should not be overlooked.

What is going on with the private parts of Abraham vs. the men of Sodom?

Ishmael is 13, Abraham 99, Sarah is 90. We don’t know how old Hagar is. God tells Abraham to circumcise every man in the house. That is a big deal! These are grown men! And once that happens it is 3 months before Sarah is pregnant!Circumcision in the primitive world was and is an extremely risky business. Now there are machines and tools and anesthetic, but to a man then it was flint knives, topical pain killer (maybe) and blood! Plus the risk of doing something wrong and being permanently harmed, or a painful infection, or both one after another.

Circumcision in the primitive world was and is an extremely risky business. Now there are machines and tools and anesthetics, but to a man then it was flint knives, topical pain killer (maybe) and blood! Plus the risk of doing something wrong and being permanently harmed, or a painful infection, or both one after another.So Abraham submits to it as do all the men in the house. It was a rough month that week.

So Abraham submits to it as do all the men in the house. It was a rough month that week.In the mean time, over in Sodom, men are doing whatever they want with their privates. When the visitors come to the city, all the men that hang out in the square just about

In the mean time, over in Sodom, men are doing whatever they want with their privates. When the visitors come to the city, all the men that hang out in the square just about riot over wanting to rape the visitors.A riot! Because they can’t rape the visitors to the town!

A riot! Because they can’t rape the visitors to the town!>but before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

but before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

These men were under the savage control of their sexual desires. These guys would have never circumcised themselves for the Lord. They would never take the risk of pain or infection or death or giving up their sexual abilities. They wouldn’t even give up the pleasure for a night for the sake of righteous abstinence, much less the month of circumcision pain and recovery!

What do we live for today, men? You can’t watch a football game without a bikini commercial for salad dressing and you can’t read a blog post without some cleavage in the sidebar ad!

Be inspired by the faith of Abraham. He put it ALL on the line, and a year later was only the beginning of God giving him what God had fully promised.

What makes you a part of the family?

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John 8.34-35 “Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.”

Notice that Jesus didn’t say “a sin” but “sin” in general. It has to do with a lifestyle of obedience to His word. The Pharisees would have been keeping track of individual actions and quickly lose track of their lifestyle. A son in a house in this time period as just like a mini-dad. He had all of the authority of the dad, all of the possessions of the dad at his disposal, etc. A slave on the other hand, had a very unstable life. He could be promised all sorts of things, and entrusted with all sorts of things, but ultimately, he was a possession just like a donkey or an axe. He would not be a part of the inheritance, or if he would be, often times the thing he would receive upon his master’s death would be himself (his freedom.)

These Pharisees are still in Moses’ seat at this time (Matt 23.2) but spiritually they have lost their place in the family. They don’t realize it, but the moment they kill Jesus and the curtain rips in the temple, they will be kicked out of God’s house and returned fully to their owner, the devil.

v.39 ‚ÄúIf you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did‚Äù

In Central Asia, there are many remote villages with little contact to the outside world. Often times there aren’t many people to pick from when it comes to getting married. The rule they follow is that two people cannot marry each other if they nursed from the same woman. That means that if a boy is born and nursed by his mother, then she has a daughter and the woman dies in childbirth, the daughter may be breastfed by her aunt (the deceased mother’s sister). Since these two children were nursed by different women, they are allowed to MARRY EACH OTHER and have children. Add to that some mountains full of Uranium and Plutonium and you can get some pretty messed up villagers!

As crazy as that sounds is how crazy this teaching of Jesus is. You are not considered children according to who gave birth to you or from whom you descended, but according to the works you do. That statement might not be right. (later note, you are not considered children according to who gave birth to you, but according to the works you do when they overflow out of a sincere and believing inside.) How about if we go with what Jesus said, “If you abide in my word, then you are truly my disciples.” Anyone could have said they were anything, but their actions would prove them true or false.