And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Divided them in the midst - i:e., into halves.
And laid each piece one against another - i:e., each half at a little interval opposite its corresponding half.
But the birds divided he not - as was afterward prescribed in the Mosaic law (Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 1:17).
Verse Genesis 15:10. _DIVIDED THEM IN THE MIDST_] The ancient method of making covenants. as well as the original word, have been already alluded to, and in a general way explained. See Genesis 6:18....
- The Faith of Abram 1. דבר _dābār_, “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני _'ǎdonāy_, “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read...
CHAPTER 15 THE FOURTH COMMUNICATION AND THE COVENANT AND THE VISION _ 1. The fourth communication (Genesis 15:1)_ 2. Abram's answer (Genesis 15:2) 3. The promised seed (Genesis 15:4) 4. Abram coun...
THE MAKING OF THE COVENANT. In this scene Abraham is told that he is to inherit Canaan. He asks for confirmation of the promise. Yahweh bids him select three animals and two birds, such as were eligib...
GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
HE TOOK UNTO HIM ALL THESE, AND DIVIDED THEM IN THE MIDST. This was the well-known method of preparing the animal for the ratification of. covenant. The Hebrew phrase, to make. covenant, means, etymol...
THESE. Five, the No. of Grace, because Covenant was unconditional. See App-10. DIVIDED. So Covenants were made (Jeremiah 34:18), midst, i.e. in half....
The Ratification of the Promise by a Solemn Covenant The occasion of the covenant is distinct from that described in Genesis 15:1; but the connexion of thought is obvious. It is the man of faith who...
HE TOOK AND DIVIDED, &C.— We have here the first and most ancient account of the manner by which many nations of the world entered into and ratified their covenants. It is alluded to again in Jeremiah...
PART TWENTY-EIGHT THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: DIVINE ELABORATION OF THE PROMISE AND THE COVENANT (Ch. 15) _1. The Biblical Account (ch. 15_) _1. After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a...
GOD PROMISES AN HEIR TO ABRAHAM AND THE LAND OF CANAAN FOR HIS DESCENDANTS. THE PROMISE IS RATIFIED BY A COVENANT The passage is from the Primitive source. A somewhat similar account from the Priestl...
THE BIRDS DIVIDED HE NOT] see on Leviticus 1:17. Probably they were put opposite one another....
This was probably an ancient custom when people make a firm agreement with each other. Perhaps it was like this. Two people kill animals as an *offering to God and they cut the animals into two parts....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 15 GOD MAKES PROMISES TO ABRAM V1 After these things the *Lord appeared to Abram. The *Lord said, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram. I am protecting you....
TAKE ME AN HEIFER... — This form of making a covenant was probably that usual in Babylonia, and thus Abram received the assurance of his inheritance by means of a ceremonial with which he was familiar...
וַ יִּֽקַּֽח ־לֹ֣ו אֶת ־כָּל ־אֵ֗לֶּה וַ
COVENANT WITH ABRAM Genesis 15:1 OF the nine Divine manifestations made during Abram's life this is the fifth. At Ur, at Kharran, at the oak of Moreh, at the encampment between Bethel and Ai, and now...
ABRAM'S VISION OF THE FUTURE Genesis 15:1 Abram had good reason to fear the vengeance of the defeated kings; but the divine voice reassured him. For all of us there is need of a shield, because the w...
This is the account of the fourth direct appearance of Jehovah to Abram and evidently it had direct connection with what had immediately preceded. Abram had passed through two conflicts, the first wit...
GOD'S PROMISE TO PROTECT Abram may have faced threats from those around him, but God assured him that he was his shield (Genesis 15:1). That is, God stood ready to protect him like a shield would in b...
THE PROMISED BLESSINGS The words "After these things" in verse one show the importance of remembering the victory God had given. Abram firmly believed God was also the source of his wealth. These fac...
And he took unto him all these, and (c) divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. (c) This was the old custom in making covenants, (Jeremiah 39...
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. It is not altogether fanciful to trace even in the minute circumstances of sacrifice, somewhat referring to Him unto whom all th...
We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
10._And divided them in the midst_. That no part of this sacrifice may be without mystery, certain interpreters weary themselves in the fabrication of subtleties; but it is our business, as I have oft...
When God had thus revealed Himself, according to His establishment of blessing in power on the earth, through the priestly king Melchisedec, naturally the actual blessing of the chosen people finds it...
AND HE TOOK UNTO HIM ALL THESE,.... The heifer, goat, ram, turtle, and young pigeon, not to himself, but to the Lord, as he was bid, and offered them before him, as the above Targums paraphrase it; or...
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. Ver. 10. _Divided them in the midst._] _In signum exitii foedifra...
1 God encourageth Abram. 2 Abram complaineth for want of an heire. 4 God promiseth him a sonne, and a multiplying of his seed. 6 Abram is iustified by faith. 7 Canaan is promised againe, and confi...
And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another; but the birds divided he not....
The covenant Sacrifice...
FOURTH SECTION _Abram the approved Warrior of Faith, and God his Shield and his Reward. His longing for an Heir, and his thought of Adoption anticipating any exigency in the case. The great Promise o...
THE PROMISE OF GOD AND ITS CONFIRMATION Abram having proven that he was not seeking gain for himself, but depending on the God of heaven and earth, then the Lord gives him His word of wonderful encour...
7-11 Assurance was given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. God never promises more than he is able to perform, as men often do. Abram did as God commanded him. He divided the beasts...
AND HE, i.e. Abram, who by Divine instinct and precept did all this which here follows, DIVIDED THEM IN THE MIDST, into two equal parts. This was done for two reasons. 1. To represent the torn and di...
"After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." The Lord would not suffer His servant to be a loser, b...
Genesis 15:10 brought H3947 (H8799) cut H1334 (H8762) middle H8432 placed H5414 (H8799) each H376 piece...
‘And he took on his behalf all these and divided them in the middle and laid one half on one side and the other on the other. But he did not divide the birds.' Abram does what God tells him. He takes...
Genesis 15:1. _After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou g...
CONTENTS: Abrahamic covenant confirmed and spiritual seed promised. CHARACTERS: Abram, God. CONCLUSION: The promises to faith are more certain than the conclusions of logic (Genesis 15:2-5). Faith i...
Genesis 15:1. _The Word of the Lord_the glorious person of the Messiah, the Angel of the covenant, came in his own name, Jehovah, God. He came with the full powers of future ages in his hand; the powe...
_Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?_ THE CONFIRMATION OF FAITH I. FAITH IS CONFIRMED BY THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD’S PAST DEALINGS. 1. We should call to mind what God is. 2. We sh...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 15:9 The ritual described here is possibly a type of oath. God is saying that he will become like the dead animals if he does not keep his word (see Jeremiah 34:18). Anothe
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 15:1 Verses Genesis 15:1 of ch. Genesis 15:1 focus on Abram’s concern that he is still childle
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 15:9. Take me.] _Heb. Take for me, i.e.,_ Take and offer for me. _Three years old._ Denoting, say Kalisch, “the perfection of their species.” GENESIS 15:10. DIVIDED THEM.] In...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 15:7 AND HE (Jehovah, or the Word of the Lord) SAID UNTO HIM (after the act of faith on the part of the patriarch, and the act of imputation or justification on the part of God, an...
Now after these things (Genesis 15:1) That is, after the battle against these kings, after the meeting of Melchizedek, after the refusal of taking the reward and so forth from the king of Sodom. the...
divided them. Jeremiah 34:18 Jeremiah 34:19 2 Timothy 2:15 the birds. Leviticus 1:17...
GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAM Genesis 15:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The dependency of God. When men make a covenant they may break their covenant. God's covenants are certified. God covenanted with Noah...