Gen. 18. Isaac, the interpretation of whose name is Laughter, was
conceived about the same time that Sodom and the other cities of the
plain were destroyed, and he was born soon after their destruction. So
the accomplishment of the terrible destruction of God's enemies, and
the glorious prosperity o... [ Continue Reading ]
Gen. 18:18, 19. By these verses it is manifest -
(1.) That absolute promises already made may yet, in a sort, depend on
future conditions; for the promise here mentioned had been made
already absolutely over and over. But yet Abraham's future commanding
his children and his household after him, is... [ Continue Reading ]