Covenant and Circumcision

To understand this passage we must see how it is fulfilled in the New Testament.  The promises that God makes to Abraham and his descendants are fulfilled in the New Testament in Jesus Christ.  The same is the case with circumcision which is fulfilled in baptism.  Just as the covenant sign of the Old Testament was applied to the infants of the covenant people, so should the covenant sign of the New Testament be applied to the children of the covenant people.

Read Genesis 17:1-4

I Am Slow of Speech

This passage reminds us that most of what God does directly or through us he does through his Word.  Moses was aware of weakness when it came to speaking, but God knew of that before he called him to lead his people out of Israel.  The same is the case with us.  God knows all about our weaknesses and yet he call us to serve him because he is not hindered by our weaknesses.

Read Exodus 4:1-17