He asks a sign, not out of distrust of God's promise, for he was strong in faith, Romans 4:20, but for further assurance and confirmation of it. And such an asking of a sign was not an unusual practice with good men, as Judges 6:37 2 Kings 20:8, not are they reproved for it; but on the contrary, Ahaz was commanded to ask a sign, and reproved for not asking it, Isaiah 7:1.
Verse Genesis 15:8. _AND HE SAID, LORD GOD_] אדני יהוה _Adonai Yehovah, my_ _Lord Jehovah_. Adonai is the word which the Jews in reading always substitute for _Jehovah_, as they count it impious to p...
- 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...
LORD GOD, WHEREBY SHALL. KNOW THAT. SHALL INHERIT IT? This is not. demand of unbelief, but the request for some visible sign upon which he can rest as. seal of the covenant. Man has always needed thes...
LORD GOD. Hebrew. _Adonai Jehovah._ See Genesis 15:2 and App-4....
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...
_whereby shall I know_ Abram requests a sign to assure him of the fulfilment of the promise: cf. the action of Gideon, Judges 6:17, and of Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:8. On "Lord God," see note on Genesis 15...
DISCOURSE: 25 COVENANT CONFIRMED TO ABRAM Genesis 15:8. _And lie said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?_ THE innumerable instances of God’s condescension which occur in the hol...
WHEREBY SHALL I KNOW THAT I SHALL INHERIT IT?— "Whereby shall I be ascertained, that my posterity shall possess this land, in right of that inheritance which thou hast given to me?" For the higher con...
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...
_AND HE SAID, LORD GOD, WHEREBY SHALL I KNOW THAT I SHALL INHERIT IT?_ Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? This question did not imply that Abram was staggered at the magnitude of the diffi...
Abraham asks for some pledge of the fulfilment of the promises....
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...
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....
LORD GOD. — Heb., _Lord Jehovah,_ as in Genesis 15:2. WHEREBY SHALL I KNOW THAT I SHALL INHERIT IT? — Jehovah had required Abram to leave his home in Ur of the Chaldees on a general promise of future...
וַ יֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהוִ֔ה בַּ מָּ֥ה אֵדַ֖ע
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 said, Lord GOD, (b) whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? (b) This is a particular motion of God's Spirit, which is not lawful for all to follow, in asking signs: but was permitted for...
_Whereby, &c. Thus the blessed Virgin asked, how shall this be done? Luke i. 34, without the smallest degree of unbelief. Abram wished to know, by what signs he should be declared the lawful owner of...
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? See observations on Genesis 15:2 (See POOR on "Genesis 15:3 ")...
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...
8._Lord God, whereby shall I know_. It may appear absurd, first, that Abram, who before had placed confidence in the simple word of God, without moving any question concerning the promises given to hi...
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 SAID, LORD GOD, WHEREBY SHALL I KNOW THAT I SHALL INHERIT IT?] Not as questioning or doubting whether he should or not; but this he asked for the further confirmation of his faith in the promis...
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? Ver. 8. _Lord God, whereby shall I know?_] He desires a sign, not that he believed not before, but that he might better believe. H...
_Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it_? This inquiry did not proceed from distrust of God's power or promise, but he desired a token for the strengthening of his own faith, and for the ratifyi...
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 said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? This was not a question of doubt, but of a desire for some assurance in the case of this promise which transcended all human unders...
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...
"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 15:8 said H559 (H8799) Lord H136 GOD H3069 how H4100 know H3045 (H8799) inherit H3423 ...
‘And he said, “O Lord Yahweh, By what means will I know that I will inherit it?” ' Moved by Yahweh's goodness and compassion to him Abram asks a vital question. ‘And he said, “Oh Lord Yahweh, how shal...
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 15:1 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...
Genesis 24:2 Genesis 24:13 Genesis 24:14 Judges 6:17 Judges 6:36...
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...
Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? — This did not proceed from distrust of God's power or promise, but he desired this, For the strengthening of his own faith. He believed, Genesis 15:6, bu...