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The Covenant on the Eighth Day
Commentators unanimously affirm that circumcising the child on the eighth day was a direct act of obedience to the Old Testament covenant established in Genesis 17. This was not just a medical procedure but a significant religious and social ceremony, akin to Christian infant baptism, where family and community gathered to formally welcome the child into God's covenant people.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 1:59
18th Century
Theologian
On the eighth day. This was the day on which it was required to circumcise children (Genesis 21:4).
And they called …
AT Robertson
On Luke 1:59
Would have called (εκαλουν). Conative imperfect, tried to call.
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 1:59
19th Century
Bishop
They came to circumcise the child.—The day of circumcision, as the admission of the child into God’s covenant with his pe…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 1:59
These verses give the impression that no one in the neighborhood knew of Elizabeth’s pregnancy. On one level, the “joy” is over Elizabeth’s emergen…
John Calvin
On Luke 1:59
16th Century
Theologian
And they called him Zacharias, by the name of his father. We know that names were originally given to men, either from some occurrence, or…
John Gill
On Luke 1:59
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass that on the eighth day
The precise time fixed in the normal restitution of the ordinance of circumcision, …
Matthew Henry
On Luke 1:57–66
17th Century
Minister
In these verses, we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist and the great joy among all the relatives of the family. He was to be called J…