E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:23
circumcised. Hence Ishmaelites and kindred nations still practice the rite. read more
Genesis 17
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:25
thirteen. Symbolic; and in contrast with Isaac on eighth day. See App-10 , Ishmaelites and Arabians still circumcise in the 13th year. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17
This chapter is a confirmation, elaboration, and further explanation of the covenant already in existence, the covenant God made with Abram in Genesis 12:1ff. Here, there began to appear some of the duties and obligations incumbent upon Israel and deriving from the covenant. Up until this point, it might have seemed that all of the wonderful things that God would do for the posterity of Abraham would be done regardless of any compliance on their part with any of the divine regulations... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:1-2
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.""Ninety years old and nine ..." Abram's reference to himself as being a hundred years old (Genesis 17:17) allowed for the passage of time before the child was born."Jehovah said, I am God Almighty ..." No redactor said this, God said it; and the denial of this... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:3-5
"And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations. Neither shall thy name be any more called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.""And Abram fell on his face ..." "Man on his face, God on his throne, only in this posture can God really talk to us."[10]"As for me ..." The antithesis of this is in Genesis 17:9, where we have,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:6-7
"And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.""For an everlasting covenant ..." The great purpose of this covenant was the delivery of the Messiah to redeem all mankind, and that aspect of it was indeed eternal. However, the land promise, mentioned... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:8
"And I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."Here is the famous land promise by which modern-day Israelites claim divine right to the land of Canaan, and it is inexplicable that many Christian commentators uphold and admit such a thing. Morris, for example, affirmed that the commandments mentioned in Genesis 17:1, "were not stated as conditions, but simply as commands! ... It is... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:9-10
"And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.""And as for thee ..." This reaches back to Genesis 17:4, where God stated his part of the covenant. Here he began to recount the obligations that pertained to Abraham and his posterity."Every male among you ... shall be circumcised ..."... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:11-14
"And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in thy house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed. 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. And the uncircumcised... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:21
Isaac. Hebrew. laughter. set time. See note on Genesis 1:14 . read more