創世記 17:9-12 JC

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:11

Verse 11 11.Ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin Very strange and unaccountable would this command at first sight appear. The subject treated of, is the sacred covenant, in which righteousness, salvation, and happiness are promised; whereby the seed of Abraham is distinguished from other nations, in order that it may be holy and blessed; and who can say that it is reasonable for the sign of so great a mystery to consist in circumcision? (408) But as it was necessary for Abraham to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:12

Verse 12 12.And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised (409) God now prescribes the eighth day for circumcision; whence it appears that this was a part of that discipline, under which he intended to keep his ancient people; for greater liberty is at this day, permitted in the administration of baptism. Some, however maintain that we must not contend earnestly about the number of days, because the Lord spared the children on account of their tenderness, since it was not without danger to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:9

And God said unto Abraham, Thou —literally, and thou, the other party to the covenant, the antithesis to I ( Genesis 17:4 )— shalt keep my covenant —literally, my covenant thou shalt keep — therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:10

This is my covenant ( i.e. the sign of it, as in Genesis 9:12 ), which ye shall keep ( i.e. observe to. do), between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised . Literally, circumcise among . (or of ) you every male , the inf. abs. הִמּוֹל , when it stands abruptly at the commencement of a sentence, having the force of a command. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:11

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. עָרְלָה , ἀκροβυστία , membrum prveputiatum, from עָרַל , to be naked, bare, hence to be odious, unclean, impure, was regarded afterwards as unclean ( Deuteronomy 10:16 ; Isaiah 52:3 ; Jeremiah 4:4 ), and is here directed to be deprived of the skin covering its extremity, not because through it sin first discovered its effects (Poole), and original corruption is still transmitted, or to promote cleanliness (Philo), or to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:12

And he that is eight days old —literally, and the son of eight days (cf. Genesis 17:1 )— shall be circumcised among you (Le Genesis 12:3 ; Luke 2:21 ; Philippians 3:5 ), every man child —" The fact that several times the circumcision of the males only is enjoined may point to the legislator's intention to exclude that rite in the other sex, though it was customary among many ancient nations, but not universal among the Egyptians" (Kalisch). Though not administered to both,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

- The Sealing of the Covenant1. שׁדי shaday, Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job.5. אברהם 'abrâhām, Abraham, from אברם 'abrām “high-father,” and הם hām the radical part of המין hāmôn a “multitude,” is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation אברהם 'abrâhām, “father of a multitude.” The root רהם rhm is a variation of רום rvm; affording, however, a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 17:10

Genesis 17:10. The token of the covenant is circumcision, for the sake of which, the covenant is itself called the covenant of circumcision, Acts 7:8. It is here said to be the covenant which Abraham and his seed must keep, as a copy or counterpart. It is called a sign and seal, (Romans 4:11,) for it was, 1st, A confirmation to Abraham and his seed of those promises which were God’s part of the covenant, assuring them that, in due time, Canaan should be theirs: and the continuance of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:1-27

The covenant sealed (17:1-27)As Abram and Sarai grew older, God told them again that he would be faithful to his promises. He revealed himself to them in a new name of power (God Almighty) and gave them each new names (Abraham and Sarah) to emphasize that he would make them parents of a multitude (17:1-6,15-16). The Almighty had made a covenant to be God to Abraham and his descendants, and he would give them Canaan to be their homeland (7-8).To reassure Abraham that he would keep his covenant... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:9

thy seed. Still practiced by Ishmaelites and others. Noncircumcision was the "reproach" of Egypt (Joshua 5:9 ). read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 17:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:9

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