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Verse Genesis 15:18. _THE LORD MADE A COVENANT_] כרת ברית
_carath berith_ signifies to _cut_ a _covenant_, or rather the
covenant _sacrifice_; for as no covenant was made without one, and the
creatur...
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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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IN THE SAME DAY GOD MADE. COVENANT WITH ABRAM.
The covenant was God's guarantee that the land should belong to
Abraham's seed. It should extend from the "river of Egypt," or the
eastern mouth of the...
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THE LORD. Not Abram (Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:17). See note on
Genesis 15:12.
HAVE. Before this it was "I will". From now it is "I have".
THIS LAND. Never yet possessed with these boundaries....
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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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_the Lord made a covenant_ A covenant, or compact, as between man and
man, is necessarily impossible between God and man. God in His mercy
gives the promise; man in his weakness acknowledges his willi...
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THIS LAND, FROM THE RIVER OF AEGYPT, &C.— The river of AEgypt cannot
mean the Nile, but some river upon the border of AEgypt. Solomon is
said to have reigned from the river (Euphrates) unto the border...
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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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_IN THE SAME DAY THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM, SAYING, UNTO THY
SEED HAVE I GIVEN THIS LAND, FROM THE RIVER OF EGYPT UNTO THE GREAT
RIVER, THE RIVER EUPHRATES:_
In the same day the Lord made a...
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15:18 made (c-6) Lit. 'cut,' the regular idiom. river (d-21) Some read
'torrent.'...
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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 RIVER OF EGYPT] probably the Wady el Arish on the border of Egypt.
In the days of Solomon the promise was fulfilled (1 Kings 4:21; 1
Kings 4:24)....
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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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God repeated a promise that he had made earlier. See Genesis 13:15 and
the comment. And see Genesis 15:7.
‘The river of Egypt’ is a small stream that is on the border. It
is between the two countries...
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THE LORD MADE A COVENANT. — Heb., _Jehovah cut a covenant._ Abram
had divided the slaughtered animals, and Jehovah, by passing between
them, made the whole act His own.
THE RIVER OF EGYPT. — That is,...
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בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֗וּא כָּרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה...
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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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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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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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_Of Egypt, a branch of the Nile, not far from Pelusium. This was to be
the southern limit, and the Euphrates the northern; the two other
boundaries are given, Numbers xxxiv. --- Perhaps Solomon's empi...
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REFLECTIONS
LET the visions of God with Abram have this effect upon all the true
seed of Abram, earnestly to desire and as highly to prize, all the
gracious manifestations of the divine love. May we e...
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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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18._In the same day the Lord made a covenant_. I willingly admit what
I have alluded to above, that the covenant was ratified by a solemn
rite, when the animals were divided into parts. For there seem...
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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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IN THE SAME DAY THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM,.... Which he
confirmed by passing between the pieces and accepting his sacrifice:
SAYING, UNTO THY SEED HAVE I GIVEN THIS LAND; he had given it in...
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In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy
seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great
river, the river Euphrates: Ver. 18. _From the river of Egypt....
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_Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt_, &c.
In David's time and Solomon's, their jurisdiction extended to the
utmost of those limits, 2 Chronicles 9:26. And it was their own f...
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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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17-21 The smoking furnace and the burning lamp, probably represented
the Israelites' severe trials and joyful deliverance, with their
gracious supports in the mean time. It is probable that this furn...
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UNTO THY SEED HAVE I GIVEN THIS LAND, i.e. decreed and promised in due
time to give, which makes it as sure as if it were actually given to
them. Or, I WILL GIVE; words of the past time being oft put...
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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 15:18 same H1931 day H3117 LORD H3068 made H3772 (H8804)
covenant H1285 Abram H87 saying H559 ...
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‘In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram “to your seed I
have given this land, from the River of Egypt to the Great River, the
River Euphrates”; the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite,
a...
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COVENANT
The Abrahamic Covenant as formed (Genesis 12:1) and confirmed;
(Genesis 13:14); (Genesis 15:1); (Genesis 17:1) is i
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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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_The Lord made a covenant with Abram_
GOD’S COVENANT
1_._
The time of saints’ sacrifice amidst their troubles may be the
season of God’s making covenant with them.
2. Not only promise but covenant...
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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 15:1 Verses Genesis 15:1 of ch. Genesis 15:1
focus on Abram’s concern that he is still childle
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 15:18 ON THAT DAY THE LORD MADE A COVENANT
WITH ABRAM. This covenant differs from the one described in ch.
Genesis
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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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made. Genesis 9:8 Genesis 17:1 Genesis 24:7 2 Samuel 23:5 Isaiah 55:3...
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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...
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In that same day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto
thy seed have I given this land — He had said before, To thy seed
will I give this land, but here he saith, I have given it; that is...