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Verse Genesis 15:11. _AND WHEN THE FOWLS_] העיט _haayit_, birds
of prey, _came down upon the carcasses_ to devour them, _Abram_, who
stood by his sacrifice waiting for the manifestation of GOD, who h...
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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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AND WHEN THE FOWLS CAME DOWN UPON THE CARCASSES, ABRAM DROVE THEM
AWAY.
He prepared his sacrifices, and divided them, and stood by watching
for the manifestation of the Lord, fully expecting it, as he...
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_And the birds of prey_, &c. The birds of prey, regarded as unclean,
swooping down threatened to carry off the pieces of flesh. This would
have interrupted the ceremony with an evil omen, polluted the...
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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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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 WHEN THE FOWLS CAME DOWN UPON THE CARCASES, ABRAM DROVE THEM
AWAY._
And when the fowls came down upon the carcass. The Septuagint
interpolates a clause here [epi ta soomata, epi ta dichotomeemat...
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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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AND WHEN THE FOWLS... — Heb., _And the birds of prey came down upon
the carcases, and Abram scared them away._ Had there been a sacrifice
the fire would have kept the vultures from approaching; but th...
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וַ יֵּ֥רֶד הָ עַ֖יִט עַל ־הַ
פְּגָרִ֑ים
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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 when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
It is not altogether fanciful to trace even in the minute
circumstances of sacrifice, somewhat referring to Him unto whom all
th...
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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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11._And when the fowls came down_. Although the sacrifice was
dedicated to God, yet it was not free from the attack and the violence
of birds. So neither are the faithful, after they are received into...
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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 WHEN THE FOWLS CAME DOWN UPON THE CARCASSES,.... Upon the birds,
as Aben Ezra and Ben Melech interpret it, whose carcasses were whole;
or rather upon the divided carcasses of the animals, and inde...
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And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Ver. 11. _Abram drove them away._] So must we do evil motions and
distractive thoughts in holy duties, which else will muster an...
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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 when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them
away....
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The covenant Sacrifice...
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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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7-11 Assurance was given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an
inheritance. God never promises more than he is able to perform, as
men often do. Abram did as God commanded him. He divided the beasts...
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THE FOWLS CAME to devour them; whereby is signified, either,
1. The disturbance and distraction which good men are exposed to in
the service of God from evil spirits and men; or rather,
2. The great...
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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 15:11 vultures H5861 down H3381 (H8799) carcasses H6297 Abram
H87 away H5380 (H8686)
fowls -...
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‘And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but he drove them
away.'
This totally unnecessary description of a seemingly irrelevant
incidence is an evidence of the fact that this account came f...
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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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_When the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away_
ABRAM AND THE RAVENOUS BIRDS
I. MENTION SOME OF THOSE WELL-KNOWN INTRUDERS WHICH ARE PERPETUALLY
MOLESTING OUR PEACE AND DISTURBIN...
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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 15:1 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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fowls. Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 17:7 Matthew 13:4 Abram. Psalms 119:13...
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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...