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Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.
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A Divine Work, Not a Human Effort
All commentators agree that the phrase "circumcise your heart" describes a work that only God can perform. It is presented not as a command to be achieved by human effort, but as an absolute promise from God. Scholars like Calvin and Henry refer to this as the work of the Holy Spirit and "regenerating grace," where God himself initiates and accomplishes the inner transformation necessary for salvation.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God’s dispensations. The closing words of the addr…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart. This promise far surpasses all the others and properly refers to the new Covenant, for J…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed No menti…
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