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Verse Genesis 15:13. _FOUR HUNDRED YEARS_] "Which began," says Mr.
Ainsworth, "when Ishmael, son of Hagar, mocked and persecuted Isaac,
Genesis 21:9; Galatians 4:29; which fell out _thirty_ years aft...
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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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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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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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III. THE CURTAIN OF THE FUTURE LIFTED.
13. KNOW OF. SURETY THAT THY SEED, ETC.
From this verse to the 17th we have the divine prophecy and promise,
and outline of the history of Abraham's descendants...
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KNOW OF. SURETY. Hebrew. _knowing thou shalt know._ Figure of speech
_Polyptoton_, and note on Genesis 26:28.
THY SEED, i.e. Isaac. See note on Genesis 21:12. The 400 years date
from Isaac's birth (Ac...
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_a stranger_ The word used (_gêr_) (LXX πάροικος) means more
than a "sojourner" (cf. Genesis 23:4; Exodus 2:22).
A stranger (_gêr_) is properly a guest residing in another country,
whose rights are i...
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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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AFFLICT THEM FOUR HUNDRED YEARS— That is, from the birth of Isaac,
the seed to whom the promise was given: and from that birth to the
coming out of AEgypt, were just four hundred years. It cannot fail...
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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 SAID UNTO ABRAM, KNOW OF A SURETY THAT THY SEED SHALL BE A
STRANGER IN A LAND THAT IS NOT THEIRS, AND SHALL SERVE THEM; AND THEY
SHALL AFFLICT THEM FOUR HUNDRED YEARS;_
Know of a surety that...
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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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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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FOUR HUNDRED YEARS. — The exact duration of the sojourn in Egypt was
430 years (Exodus 12:40), and with this agrees the genealogy of
Jehoshua (1 Chronicles 7:23)....
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר לְ אַבְרָ֗ם יָדֹ֨עַ
תֵּדַ֜ע כִּי
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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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And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and
they shall afflict them (d) four hundred years;
(d) Counting from...
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Strangers, and under bondage, &c. This prediction may be dated from
the persecution of Isaac by Ismael, in the year 2112, till the Jews
left Egypt, 2513. In Exodus xii., and St. Paul, 430 years are
me...
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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....
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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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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 SAID UNTO ABRAM,.... While he was in a deep sleep; this he said
to him in a vision of prophecy:
KNOW OF A SURETY, or "in knowing thou shall or mayest know" n; and be
assured of it, being now t...
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And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and
they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Ver. 13. _Know of a su...
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_Thy seed shall be strangers_ So they were in Canaan first, Psalms
105:12, and afterward in Egypt: before they were lords of their own
land, they were strangers in a strange land. The inconveniences o...
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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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The founding of the Covenant...
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And He said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they
shall afflict them four hundred years;...
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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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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...
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IN A LAND THAT IS NOT THEIRS, i.e. in Canaan and Egypt; for though
Canaan was theirs by promise, to be fulfilled in after-times, yet it
was not theirs by actual donation and possession; but they were...
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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 15:13 said H559 (H8799) Abram H87 Know H3045 (H8799) certainly
H3045 (H8800) descendants H2233 strangers...
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‘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...
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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 15:13 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...
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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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thy. Genesis 17:8 Exodus 1:1 Exodus 2:25 Exodus 5:1 Exodus 22:21...
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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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Thy seed shall be strangers — So they were in Canaan first, Psalms
105:11, and afterwards in Egypt: before they were lords of their own
land, they were strangers in a strange land. The inconveniences...