Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer — the call for heart-circumcision (the Hebrew mulah of the levav) is the central spiritual demand of Deuteronomy. Internal circumcision parallels physical circumcision: removing the foreskin of the heart means excising hardness, resistance, and stubbornness that prevent obedience. This inward cutting away of resistance is prerequisite for true covenant fidelity.

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