Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a multitude of peoples.

God also said to him, “I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a multitude of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come from you.

and may God Almighty grant you compassion in the sight of the man, so that he will release to you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my sons, I am bereaved!”

Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

From the God of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty who blesses you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them.

The declaration of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,

The declaration of him who hears the words of God, And knows the knowledge of the Most High, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered:

But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

“Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God line up against me.

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty.

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

If you will search for God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

“But I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.

Because he has reached out with his hand against God, And is arrogant toward the Almighty.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or gain if you make your ways blameless?

They said to God, ‘Go away from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove injustice far from your tent,

Then the Almighty will be your gold And abundant silver to you.