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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 15:7-11

We have here the assurance given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. I. God declares his purpose concerning it, Gen. 15:7. Observe here, Abram made no complaint in this matter, as he had done for the want of a child. Note, Those that are sure of an interest in the promised seed will see no reason to doubt of a title to the promised land. If Christ is ours, heaven is ours. Observe again, When he believed the former promise (Gen. 15:6) then God explained and ratified this to him.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:11

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 indeed on both: this is to be understood of birds of prey, as eagles, vultures, kites, crows, &c.; and are an emblem of the Egyptians chiefly, and other enemies of Israel, who came upon them to devour them; so the Targum of Jonathan,"and the idolatrous nations descended, who were like to an... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 had ordered him to prepare for the ratification of the covenant, drove them away, that they might neither pollute nor devour what had been thus consecrated to God. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:11

Verse 11 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 the protection of God, so covered with his hand, as not to be assailed on every side; since Satan and the world cease not to cause them trouble. Therefore, in order that the sacrifice we have once offered to God may not be violated, but may remain pure and uninjured, contrary assaults must... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Faith. The substance of this chapter is the special intercourse between Jehovah and Abram. On that foundation faith rests. It is not feeling after God, if haply he be found; it is a living confidence and obedience, based upon revelation, promise, covenant, solemn ratification by signs, detailed prediction of the future. God said, " I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward"— i.e. I am with thee day by day as the God of providence; I will abundantly bless thee hereafter. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:11

And when the fowls —literally, and the bird of prey, a collective singular with the article, as in Genesis 14:13 , symbolizing the Egyptians and other adversaries of Israel, as in Ezekiel 17:3 , Ezekiel 17:7 , Ezekiel 17:12 ; Ezekiel 39:4 , Ezekiel 39:17 ; Revelation 19:17 , Revelation 19:18 (Knobel, Rosenmüller, Lunge, Keil, Kalisch), which may be regarded as probable if the divided victims represented Israel in affliction, which is doubtful ( vide supra ). It does not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:11

The silent worshipper. I. THE NATURE OF ABRAM 'S WORSHIP . 1. Divine in its appointment. 2. Simple in its ritual. 3. Sacrificial in its character. 4. Believing in its spirit. 5. Patient in its continuance. 6. Expectant in its attitude. II. THE INTERRUPTIONS OF ABRAM 'S WORSHIP . 1. What they were . The descent of the fowls may be regarded as emblematic of those obstructions to communion with God which arise from— 2. How they were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

- The Faith of Abram1. 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 in place of Yahweh; but when, as in the present case, יהוה yehovâh and אדני 'ǎdonāy are in apposition, אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is read instead of the former. The Jews from a feeling of reverence avoided the utterance of this sacred name except on the most solemn occasions. This is said to have arisen from a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Click image for full-size versionGod’s covenant with Abram (15:1-21)Earlier God had promised Abram a people and a land (see 12:2; 13:15). Abram’s faith concerning the promised land had been tested through drought and conflict, and his faith concerning the promised people was constantly being tested through his wife’s inability to have children. According to a custom of the time, a childless couple could adopt a person and make him heir to the family property. Abram therefore decided to adopt... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 15:9-11

"And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not. And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away."The function of the slaughtered animals here was not that of a sacrifice, but of the ratification (confirmation) of a covenant. The ritual... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 15:7-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 15:9-11

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