And when Abram was ninety years old and nine the LORD appeared to
Abram and said unto him I am And when Abram was ninety years old and
nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty
God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
ABRAM AVAIT QUATRE-VINGT-DIX ANS ET NEUF - treize... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply
thee exceedingly.
ET JE FERAI MON ALLIANCE , [hébreu, wª'etªnaah (H5414)] - Je
donnerai, exécuter ou mettre en œuvre mon alliance. Cela avait été
fait précédemment (voir la note à Genèse 15:18), et les
bénédictions promises sont... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
ABRAM EST TOMBÉ SUR SON VISAGE - l'attitude de la plus profonde
révérence assumée par les peuples de l'Est. Il consiste en un corps
prostré reposant sur les mains et les genoux, le visage plié
jusqu'à ce que le front touche le sol. C'e... [ Continuer la lecture ]
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a
father of many nations.
MON ALLIANCE EST AVEC TOI - une nouvelle mention en est faite comme
le fondement de la communication qui suit. C'est l'alliance de grâce
conclue avec tous ceux qui croient au Sauveur. Il convient de noter
que... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall
be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
LE NOM SERA ABRAHAM. Dans les pays de l'Est, le nom donné dans
l'enfance est parfois modifié au cours de la vie: un changement de
nom est une annonce d'une nouvelle circo... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
LES ROIS SORTIRONT DE TOI - (cf. Michée 5:2.)... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a
God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
J'ÉTABLIRAI MON ALLIANCE ... D'ÊTRE UN DIEU POUR TOI. Si cette
communication à Abram avait été faite au moment de son a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land
wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an
everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
JE DONNERAI ... LA TERRE. La concession de Canaan avait déjà été
promise à Abraham et à sa postérité (Genèse 15:18); mais il... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND GOD SAID UNTO ABRAHAM, THOU SHALT KEEP MY COVENANT THEREFORE,
THOU, AND THY SEED AFTER THEE IN THEIR GENERATIONS._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy
seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
TOUT HOMME-ENFANT ... CIRCONCIS. C'était le signe dans l'Église de
l'Ancien Testament, comme le baptême est dans l'Église du Nouveau
Testament, et par conséquent,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND YE SHALL CIRCUMCISE THE FLESH OF YOUR FORESKIN; AND IT SHALL BE A
TOKEN OF THE COVENANT BETWIXT ME AND YOU._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every
man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought
with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
CELUI QUI A HUIT JOURS SERA CIRCONCIS. Ce rite était pratiqué par
de nombreuses nations anciennes: par l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for
an everlasting covenant.
CELUI QUI EST NÉ DANS VOTRE MAISON ET CELUI QUI EST ACHETÉ AVEC
VOTRE ARGENT - [Hébreu, uwmiqnat (H4736) kacpekaa (H3701); Septante,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not
circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath
broken my covenant.
L'HOMME-ENFANT INCIRCONCIS ... SERA COUPÉ DE SON PEUPLE - i: e., il
ne devrait pas participer aux privilèges de l'alliance. La
conséquence de la... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call
her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
QUANT À SARAÏ, TA FEMME ... SARAH S'APPELLERA - [Hébreu, Saaraay
(H8297 ); Septante, Sara, Sarai] L'étymologie de ce mot est
incertaine. Les anciens commentateurs l'interprétaient
un... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall
be of her.
DONNE-TOI AUSSI D'ELLE UN FILS. Les desseins de Dieu se font
progressivement connaître. Un fils avait été promis depuis
longtemps à Abraham. Mainte... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart,
Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall
Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
ABRAHAM TOMBA SUR SON VISAGE ET RIT. Ce n'était pas le ricanement de
l'incrédulité, mais un sourire de joie à la pers... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
O QU'ISMAËL. Cela exprime la sollicitude naturelle d'un parent. Mais
les pensées de Dieu ne sont pas comme les pensées de l'homme.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou
shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him
for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
Les bénédictions de l'alliance sont réservées à Isaac, mais des
bénédictions communes ont été abondamm... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE LEFT OFF TALKING WITH HIM, AND GOD WENT UP FROM ABRAHAM._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his
house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the
men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in
the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
ABRAHAM A PRIS ISMAËL SON FILS, ... Voici un exem... [ Continuer la lecture ]