Verse Genesis 15:14. And also that nation, c.] How remarkably was this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage, in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the immense wealth which the Israelites brought out of Egypt! Not a more circumstantial or literally fulfilled promise is to be found in the sacred writings.
- 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...
THAT NATION... WILL. JUDGE. This prediction was literally fulfilled. God condemned Egypt for its affliction of his people, and sent judgment after judgment upon them, culminating in the death of the...
JUDGE. Put by _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for punish....
_will I judge_ Referring to the plagues of Egypt. _with great substance_ See Exodus 12:35-36; Psalms 105:37....
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...
WILL I JUDGE— _Judge_ is a Hebraism for _punish:_ 2 Chronicles 20:12.Hebrews 13:4. It is also used in the contrary sense, of acquitting, rewarding, or redressing wrongs, when applied to the righteous,...
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 ALSO THAT NATION, WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE, WILL I JUDGE: AND AFTERWARD SHALL THEY COME OUT WITH GREAT SUBSTANCE._ And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge. The exodus of Israel fr...
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....
THAT NATION. — Had it been expressly revealed that the country that would afflict them was Egypt, the patriarchs might have been unwilling to go thither; but the reference to the plagues in the denunc...
וְ גַ֧ם אֶת ־הַ גֹּ֛וי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ
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...
_Judge and punish the Egyptians, overwhelming them in the Red sea, &c. (Haydock)_...
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. Smoking furnace. See Deuteronomy 4:20; Isaiah 48:10....
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...
14._Also that nations whom they serve_. A consolation is now subjoined, in which this is the first thing, God testifies that he will be the vindicator of his people. Whence it follows, that he will ta...
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 ALSO THAT NATION WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE WILL I JUDGE,.... It is not said "the land" in which they were strangers, though God did judge, condemn, and punish the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, an...
_And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance._ Ver. 14. _Afterward shall they come out, &c._] All the saints' abasements are but...
_That nation whom they shall serve_, even the Egyptians, _will I judge_ This points at the plagues of Egypt, by which God not only _constrained_ the Egyptians to release Israel, but _punished_ them fo...
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 also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance. The Lord Himself gives the explanation of some of the symbolical acts connected with th...
The founding of the Covenant...
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...
12-16 A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light. Several things were then foretold...
THAT NATION WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE, i.e. Egypt, the principal seat of their servitude, and the instrument of their sorest bondage, WILL I JUDGE, i.e. punish, as that word is used, PSALMS 51:4 OBADIAH 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." The Lord would not suffer His servant to be a loser, b...
Genesis 15:14 nation H1471 serve H5647 (H8799) judge H1777 (H8802) afterward H310 H3651 out H3318 ...
‘And he said to Abram, “Know for a guaranteed certainty that your seed will be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and will serve them, and they will afflict them, for four hundred years. And th...
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 15:13 FOUR HUNDRED YEARS appears to be a round figure. AND AFTERWARD THEY SHALL COME OUT WITH GREAT POSSESSIONS. The Lord’s promise to Abram was fulfilled 600 to 800 years late...
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...
that. Genesis 46:1 Exodus 6:5 Exodus 6:6 Exodus 7:1 Exodus 14:31...
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...
That nation whom they shall serve, even the Egyptians, will I judge — This points at the plagues of Egypt, by which God not only constrained the Egyptians to release Israel, but punished them for all...