CONTENTS. In this Chapter, we have the account of another revelation of the divine will, which God was pleased to make to Abraham. The subject of the conversation is also recorded, and the hospitable manner in which the Patriarch received the messengers. A renewal of the divine promise, concerning... [ Continue Reading ]
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, That is a sweet precept of the Holy Ghost by the Apostle, and founded, no doubt, on this circumstance. Hebrews 13:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: I beg the Reader to remark with me, the change of person in this verse to the former. There the appearance was spoken of as three men. Here Abraham addresses but one, and calls him Lord. Compar... [ Continue Reading ]
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: Washing the feet in Eastern countries, was part of the courtesy shewn, to travellers. Hence 1 Timothy 5:10; Luke 7:44.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. Observe Abraham's liberality and hospitality. Isaiah 32:8; Hebrews 13:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Here the speaker is expressly called Jehovah; so in Genesis 18:17 and following verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Isaiah 57:11. What mercy that she was not instantly struck dead! Reader! hath not the same mercy been yours also, in the numberless instances of your unbelief?... [ Continue Reading ]
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Reader! do not overlook what the Holy Ghost hath caused to be marked so often, the cause why so much grace was shewn to Abraham; even for that promised seed, the Lord Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Precious testimony to Abraham's character, as a Parent and a Master! How true is... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Observe! Sin is said to cry for judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. This is spoken of after the manner of men. See Genesis 11:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. A striking verse to point out the immense distinction of character between two of the men which accompanied the third, and the Lord of whom it is said, that Abraham stood yet before him. See Ge... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. I would not interrupt the Reader with either references or remarks, through the whole of this sweet prayer, and now only at the end of it, beg the Reader to determine, how it was the commun... [ Continue Reading ]