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Verse Genesis 15:14. _AND ALSO THAT NATION, C._] How remarkably was
this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage,
in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the im...
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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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THAT NATION... WILL. JUDGE.
This prediction was literally fulfilled. God condemned Egypt for its
affliction of his people, and sent judgment after judgment upon them,
culminating in the death of the...
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JUDGE. Put by _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for punish....
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_will I judge_ Referring to the plagues of Egypt.
_with great substance_ See Exodus 12:35-36; Psalms 105:37....
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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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WILL I JUDGE— _Judge_ is a Hebraism for _punish:_ 2 Chronicles
20:12.Hebrews 13:4. It is also used in the contrary sense, of
acquitting, rewarding, or redressing wrongs, when applied to the
righteous,...
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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 ALSO THAT NATION, WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE, WILL I JUDGE: AND
AFTERWARD SHALL THEY COME OUT WITH GREAT SUBSTANCE._
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge. The exodus
of Israel fr...
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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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THAT NATION. — Had it been expressly revealed that the country that
would afflict them was Egypt, the patriarchs might have been unwilling
to go thither; but the reference to the plagues in the denunc...
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וְ גַ֧ם אֶת ־הַ גֹּ֛וי אֲשֶׁ֥ר
יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ
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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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_Judge and punish the Egyptians, overwhelming them in the Red sea, &c.
(Haydock)_...
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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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14._Also that nations whom they serve_. A consolation is now
subjoined, in which this is the first thing, God testifies that he
will be the vindicator of his people. Whence it follows, that he will
ta...
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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 ALSO THAT NATION WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE WILL I JUDGE,.... It is not
said "the land" in which they were strangers, though God did judge,
condemn, and punish the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, an...
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_And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and
afterward shall they come out with great substance._
Ver. 14. _Afterward shall they come out, &c._] All the saints'
abasements are but...
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_That nation whom they shall serve_, even the Egyptians, _will I
judge_ This points at the plagues of Egypt, by which God not only
_constrained_ the Egyptians to release Israel, but _punished_ them fo...
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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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and also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge; and afterward
shall they come out with great substance. The Lord Himself gives the
explanation of some of the symbolical acts connected with th...
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The founding of the Covenant...
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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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THAT NATION WHOM THEY SHALL SERVE, i.e. Egypt, the principal seat of
their servitude, and the instrument of their sorest bondage, WILL I
JUDGE, i.e. punish, as that word is used, PSALMS 51:4 OBADIAH 1...
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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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‘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 15:1 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 15:9 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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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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that. Genesis 46:1 Exodus 6:5 Exodus 6:6 Exodus 7:1 Exodus 14:31...
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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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That nation whom they shall serve, even the Egyptians, will I judge
— This points at the plagues of Egypt, by which God not only
constrained the Egyptians to release Israel, but punished them for all...