Gen. 15:1. In what God says to Abraham, He has respect to what is
related in the foregoing chapter. There, it is related how wonderfully
God had protected him from his enemies, and given him the victory over
them; and therefore God on this occasion bids Abraham not to "fear,"
and tells him that He i... [ Continue Reading ]
Gen. 15:17. "Behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp passes
between those pieces." The smoking furnace, I am ready to think,
signified the same as fire from heaven to consume the sacrifices, that
is, the wrath of God in the midst of Jesus Christ. The furnace passed
between the pieces, that is, a... [ Continue Reading ]