He went on to Bethel — Thither he went, not only because he was willing to go among his old acquaintance; but because there he had formerly had his altar. and though the altar was gone, probably he himself having taking it down when he left the place, lest it should be polluted by the idolatrous Can... [ Continue Reading ]
The land was not able to bear them — The place was too strait for them, and they had not room for their flocks.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled in the land — This made the quarrel, Very dangerous; if Abram and Lot cannot agree to feed their flocks together, it is well if the common enemy do not come upon them and plunder them both. Very scandalous: No doubt the eyes of all the neighbours were upon... [ Continue Reading ]
The garden of the Lord — That is, paradise.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sinners before the Lord — That is, impudent daring sinners.... [ Continue Reading ]
I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth — That is, they shall increase incredibly, and take them altogether; they shall be such a great multitude as no man can number. They were so in Solomon's time, 1 Kings 4:20. Judah and Israel were many as the land which is by the sea in multitude. This Go... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, walk through the land — Enter and take possession, survey the parcels, and it will appear better than upon a distant prospect.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Abram removed his tent — God bid him walk through the land, that is, Do not think of fixing in it, but expect to be always unsettled, and walking through it to a better Canaan; in compliance with God's will herein, he removed his tent, conforming himself to the condition of a pilgrim. And he bu... [ Continue Reading ]