創世記 15:17-21 JC

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:18

Verse 18 18.In the same day the Lord made a covenant. I willingly admit what I have alluded to above, that the covenant was ratified by a solemn rite, when the animals were divided into parts. For there seems to be a repetition, in which he teaches what was the intent of the sacrifice which he has mentioned. Here, also, we may observe, what I have said, that the word is always to be joined with the symbols, lest our eyes be fed with empty and fruitless ceremonies. God has commanded animals to... 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 15:12-17

Abraham's watch and vision. "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep," &c.; The great blessings promised are still afar off. As yet Abraham has no son to hand down his name to posterity. By means of a vision God strengthened his faith. Weird is the picture in this fifteenth chapter. See the solitary sheik in the desert offering his varied sacrifice, then watching until the sun goes down to drive off the vultures from the slain offerings. His arms become weary with waving and his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:17

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down ,—literally, and it was ( i.e. this took place), the sun went down ; less accurately, ἐπεὶ δὲ ὁ ἤλιιος ἐγένετο πρὸς δυσμὰς ( LXX .), which was the state of matters in Genesis 15:12 . Here the sun, which was then setting, is described as having set— and it was dark ,—literally, and darkness was, i.e. a darkness that might be felt, as in Genesis 15:12 ; certainly not φλὸξ ἐγένετο ( LXX .), as if there were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18

Taken into covenant. I. THE BLESSING OF THE COVENANT . 1. The ultimate blessing, to which, in both the commencement and close of the present section, the prominence is assigned, was a splendid inheritance—the land of Canaan for his descendants, and for himself the better country, of which that earthly possession was a type. 2. The mediate blessing, through which alone the last could be reached, was a distinguished seed— a numerous posterity to occupy the land, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18-21

In that day the Lord made a covenant —literally, cut a covenant (cf. ὅρκια τέμνειν , foedus icere ). On the import of בְּרִית vide Genesis 9:9 )— with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt —the Nile (Keil, Kurtz, Hengstenberg, Kalisch) rather than the Wady el Arch, or Brook of Egypt (Knobel, Lange, Clarke), at the southern limits of the country ( Numbers 34:5 ; Joshua 15:4 ; Isaiah 27:12 )— unto the great river, the river... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:17

Genesis 15:17. Behold a smoking furnace This signified the affliction of his seed in Egypt: they were there in the furnace of affliction, and labouring in the very fire. They were there in the smoke, their eyes darkened that they could not see to the end of their troubles. And a burning lamp This speaks comfort in this affliction: and this God showed Abram at the same time with the smoking furnace. The lamp notes direction in the smoke; God’s word was their lamp, a light shining... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:18

Genesis 15:18. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt, &c. In David’s time and Solomon’s, their jurisdiction extended to the utmost of those limits, 2 Chronicles 9:26. And it was their own fault that they were not sooner and longer in possession of all these territories. They forfeited their right by their sins, and by their own sloth and cowardice kept themselves out of possession. 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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18-21

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

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