Deuteronomy 10:16

"Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their offspring after them, even you above all peoples, as it is today."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights God's unique covenant relationship with Israel, emphasizing His exclusive affection for their ancestors and the special favor He bestowed upon them, extending that blessing to their descendants even until the present day. It underscores God’s sovereign choice and unwavering love, setting apart Israel as a chosen people from all others.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

On “circumcision” seeGenesis 17:10. This verse points to the spiritual import of circumcision. Man is by nature “very far gone from original righteousness,” and in a state of enmity to God; by circumcision, as the sacrament of admission to the privileges of the chosen people, this opposition must be taken away ere man could enter into covenant with God. It was through the flesh that man first sinned; as it is also in the flesh, its functions, lusts, etc., that man’s rebellion against God chiefly manifests itself still. It was fitting therefore that the symbol which should denote the removal of this estrangement from God should be worked in the body.

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