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Avraham's circumcision is interpreted allegorically as cutting away fleshly domination.
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Hidden interiors sustain living bodies and hidden roots sustain trees; exposure kills what had drawn strength from concealment.
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Evil is treated the same way: while its root remains unrecognized it is powerful, but recognition exposes and weakens it.
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The axe at the root is interpreted not as pruning behavior but as digging out the hidden source of corruption.
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Yahushua is said to uproot evil completely, while other people usually do so only partially.
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Each person must identify the root within rather than merely suppress visible symptoms.
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Ignorance is called the mother of evil and death.
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Truth, once revealed and recognized, gives freedom; ignorance binds as slavery.
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The mysteries of Truth appear first through weak types and images, while their hidden realities are described as strong and honorable.