Genesis 17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:15-16

"And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, And moreover I will give thee a son of her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her."See under Genesis 17:5 regarding the uncertainty of the meaning of the change from Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah. That it was significant and that God attached great importance to it is seen in the stress these new names received in this... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:17-19

"Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him."There is a sharp difference of opinion among scholars as to how... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:20-21

"And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.""Princes shall he beget ..." Note that the superiority of Isaac over Ishmael is doubly apparent, not only in his being born of the free woman, but also in the higher rank of those who would... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:22-23

"And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with 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."The significant thing revealed here is that Abraham obeyed God immediately and completely. There were no shortcuts or exemptions; he did it all exactly as God commanded him."Circumcision... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:24-27

"And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him."The full and prompt obedience of Abraham was here recorded in detail, the purpose of the repetition being that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17

CHAP. XVII. God renews the covenant with Abram: changes his name, and institutes circumcision: he promises Sarah a son within the year: Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:1

Genesis 17:1. I am the Almighty, &c.— Thirteen years had now passed since the birth of Ishmael, Gen 17:25 and Abram was advancing in his hundredth year, when all hope of offspring by Sarai must have been almost hopeless. At this time God appears to him again, to renew the covenant, and to assure him of a son by his wife. He introduces the information by saying, I am the Almighty God, as we render אלאּשׁדי eil-shadai Etymologists derive shadai from different roots; but the true derivation... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:2

Genesis 17:2. I will make my covenant, &c.— "Continue thou to do thy part, and I will continue stedfast to the purpose of making my covenant, and establishing it with thee; and I appear to thee now to renew and confirm it." Struck with the awfulness of the Divine appearance, Abram fell prostrate on his face, and in this humble posture received the sacred oracles of his God. REFLECTIONS.—We have here another manifestation of God's presence to the holy patriarch, for his comfort and support... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:4

Genesis 17:4. As for me— The Almighty begins with setting forth his part of the covenant, with declaring what he would do for Abram; and in Genesis 17:9, &c. he sets forth Abram's part of it.—In token of that increase, which, in a temporal and spiritual sense, he would give to Abram, he changes his name to Abraham, the meaning of which name is also given, as is generally the case in Scripture: thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abram, it is generally... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:6

Genesis 17:6. I will make thee exceeding fruitful, &c.— Abraham was exceeding fruitful, and kings of nations descended from him; not only among the Israelites, but also the Ishmaelites, Edomites, Saracens, and others: and, above all the rest, from him descended the Messiah, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:15-16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:17-19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:20-21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:22-23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:24-27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:6

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