Genesis 17

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17

CHAPTER 17 :-. RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1

1. Abram . . . ninety years old and nine—thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael [ :-]. During that interval he had enjoyed the comforts of communion with God but had been favored with no special revelation as formerly, probably on account of his hasty and blameable marriage with Hagar. the Lord appeared—some visible manifestation of the divine presence, probably the Shekinah or radiant glory of overpowering effulgence. I am the Almighty God—the name by which He made Himself known to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:3

3. Abram fell on his face—the attitude of profoundest reverence assumed by Eastern people. It consists in the prostrate body resting on the hands and knees, with the face bent till the forehead touches the ground. It is an expression of conscious humility and profound reverence. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:4

4. my covenant is with thee—Renewed mention is made of it as the foundation of the communication that follows. It is the covenant of grace made with all who believe in the Saviour. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:5

5. but thy name shall be Abraham—In Eastern countries a change of name is an advertisement of some new circumstance in the history, rank, or religion of the individual who bears it. The change is made variously, by the old name being entirely dropped for the new, or by conjoining the new with the old; or sometimes only a few letters are inserted, so that the altered form may express the difference in the owner's state or prospects. It is surprising how soon a new name is known and its import... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:8

8. I will give unto thee . . . the land—It had been previously promised to Abraham and his posterity (Genesis 15:18). Here it is promised as an "everlasting possession," and was, therefore, a type of heaven, "the better country" (Genesis 15:18- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:10

10. Every man child among you shall be circumcised—This was the sign in the Old Testament Church as baptism is in the New, and hence the covenant is called "covenant of circumcision" (Acts 7:8; Romans 4:11). The terms of the covenant were these: on the one hand Abraham and his seed were to observe the right of circumcision; and on the other, God promised, in the event of such observance, to give them Canaan for a perpetual possession, to be a God to him and his posterity, and that in him and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:18

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