This was his humble beginnings. We now know vitamin K is responsible for the production (by the liver) of the element known as prothrombin. So, they did not officially call Him Yeshua the day He was born, but, waited until the eighth day . (Luke 2:21) Jesus Christ is born and per Jewish custom, which Joseph and Mary kept, on the eighth day he was brought into the temple. Circumcision was a command of God to distinguish His people from the Gentile nations. Genesis 17:12, God specifically directed Abraham to circumcise newborn males on the eighth day. According to Cantor Philip Sherman , who has been called “ the busiest mohel in New York ,” Jews keep baby boys’ names under wraps because, “keeping the name a secret is based on superstition, i.e. In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. (Luk 2:21 NIV) Let us pray: Almighty God and heavenly Father, you made your only-begotten Son Saviour of all mankind and gave him the precious name “Jesus” mercifully grant that we who worship his name on earth may joyfully behold him in … On the eighth day–that was the prescribed time for a Jewish baby boy to be circumcised and to officially receive his name. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
The first seven days were for preparation, counting toward and looking forward to the eighth day, when the offering of the firstborn was to be given to God. Lev 12:1-8 states that a woman is impure for 40 days after the birth of a son and at the end of this time she must bring an offering to the Temple as a purification.
So that means we give baby boys their names on the eighth day. Luke 2:21 (NASB) John the Baptist had also been circumcised and named on the eighth day (Luke 1:57-66). This was his flesh and blood. Genesis 17:12 Where? Satan will be removed and they will have such abundance! Jesus was circumcised because He was a child born of the seed of Abraham (Matthew 1:1-18). (Leviticus 12:2, 3) Some feel that Zechariah’s son should be named after him. And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. He was named Yeshua, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived (Luke 2:21). Eight days later Mary and Joseph had their baby boy circumcised and named him Jesus.
Why not? -Luke 2:21 His message had nothing to do with expounding on the significance of circumcision, but a question came to my mind: Why… If vitamin K is deficient, there will be a prothrombin …