The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1
The voices of God at the opening of the world's eras. I. AT THE OPENING Or CREATION . "And God said, let there be Light." II. AT THE OPENING OF REDEMPTION . "And God said, I will put enmity between thee and the woman," &c.; III. AT THE OPENING OF THE OLD DISPENSATION . "And God said to Abram, Get thee out of thy country." IV. AT THE OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA . "And God said, This is my beloved SON ?" V. AT THE OPENING OF ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord. Jehovah = the God of salvation, an indication that the narrative is now to specially concern itself with the chosen seed, and the Deity to discover himself as the God of redemption. The hypothesis that Genesis 12:1-4 were inserted in the fundamental document by the Jehovist editor is not required for a satisfactory explanation of the change of the Divine name at this particular stage of the narrative. Had said . Literally, said. In Ur of the Chaldees, according to Stephen... read more