Continuing the study of the seven dispensations in the age of the patriarchs, this message looks at God's covenants, many of them one-sided promises God keeps by Himself, such as the rainbow given to Noah and the land promised to Abram. It then explains the covenant of circumcision in Genesis 17, an everlasting national covenant with Israel that even Moses was not exempt from. Through Deuteronomy, Acts 15, Galatians and Romans 4, the preacher shows that circumcision never justified anyone: Abraham was counted righteous by faith before he was circumcised, and Gentile believers such as Titus were never placed under that covenant. The message closes with Philippians 3 and Colossians 2. The true circumcision is the operation of God that cuts off the flesh at salvation, and the believer is called to put no confidence in the flesh and to walk in the Spirit as a new creature.