Before we deal with the specifics of Romans 2:25-29, let me discuss with you the link that joins our text with Paul’s larger discussion on the wrath of God. Recall that in the mind of the Jew of Paul’s day, salvation was obtained through a relationship with Abraham. When God established His covenant with Abraham, the Lord said this:
Genesis 17:7, "And I will establish My covenant between Me and you [speaking to Abraham] and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you."
The Jews took this (and passages like it) and concluded that if a person is to be the recipient of God’s favor, they must be a "descendant of Abraham!" And how did a person become a "descendant of Abraham?" The Jewish answer at the time of Paul was, "Through circumcision!"
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