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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....
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- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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THE BIRDS DIVIDED HE NOT] see on Leviticus 1:17. Probably they were
put opposite one another....
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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....
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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....
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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...
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וַ יִּֽקַּֽח ־לֹ֣ו אֶת ־כָּל ־אֵ֗לֶּה
וַ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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Genesis 15:10 brought H3947 (H8799) cut H1334 (H8762) middle H8432
placed H5414 (H8799) each H376 piece...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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divided them. Jeremiah 34:18 Jeremiah 34:19 2 Timothy 2:15 the birds.
Leviticus 1:17...
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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...