(As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
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Interpretation
Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal to holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even to death for us.