Do what?? Circum-what?
Abraham has already left home. He has already trusted God with a road and a promise. Then Genesis 17 shows up, and the assignment is not another tent.
So he does what a lot of us do. He tries to trade it for a job that sounds more… architectural.
Couldn’t I just build an ark?
Different man. Different chapter. Same instinct: Lord, I will obey — could we negotiate the details?
God still names him Abraham. God still keeps the covenant. Obedience in this chapter is not a building project. It is trust when the request is personal and uncomfortable.
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