The Divine Design — Vitamin K and the Eighth Day
To truly understand the mystery of Shemini Atzeret –the Eighth Day– we must recognize that the number eight in Scripture always points beyond time, beyond the natural, into new beginnings and eternal covenant. Our deep dive begins with one of the earliest biblical mentions of the “eighth day”: the circumcision of a newborn male. “He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised,” the Lord commanded Abraham (Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3). Why the eighth day? Why not the first, or the seventh? Because the God who designed the covenant also designed the body –and even in the physical act of circumcision, His divine wisdom is revealed.
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