創世記 15:13-17 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:15

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace (cf. Genesis 25:8 ; Genesis 35:29 ; Genesis 49:33 ). Not a periphrasis for going to the grave (Rosenmüller), since Abram's ancestors were not entombed in Canaan; but a proof of the survival of departed spirits in a state of conscious existence after death (Knobel, Murphy, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis), to the company of which the patriarch was in due time to be gathered. The disposal of his remains is provided for in what follows.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:16

But in the fourth generation ,—τετάρτη δὲ γενεᾷ ( LXX .); but, more correctly, the fourth generation, calculating 100 years to a generation. "Caleb was the fourth from Judah, and Moses from Levi, and so doubtless many others" (Bush). Drs. Oort and Kuenen, reckoning four generations as a far shorter space of time than four centuries, detect a contradiction between this verse and Genesis 15:13 , and an evidence of the free use which the ancient and uncritical Israelitish author made... 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

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 15:13

Genesis 15:13. Thy seed shall be strangers So they were in Canaan first, Psalms 105:12, and afterward in Egypt: before they were lords of their own land, they were strangers in a strange land. The inconveniences of an unsettled state make a happy settlement the more welcome. Thus the heirs of heaven are first strangers on earth. And they shall serve them So they did the Egyptians, Exodus 1:13. See how that which was the doom of the Canaanites, Genesis 9:25, proves the distress of Abram’s... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:14

Genesis 15:14. That nation whom they shall serve, even the Egyptians, will I judge This points at the plagues of Egypt, by which God not only constrained the Egyptians to release Israel, but punished them for all the hardships they had put upon them. The punishing of persecutors is the judging of them; it is a righteous thing with God, and a particular act of justice, to “recompense tribulation to those that trouble” his people. read more

Joseph Benson

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

Genesis 15:15. Thou shalt go to thy fathers At death we go to our fathers, to all our fathers that are gone before us to the state of the dead, to our godly fathers that are gone before us to the state of the blessed. The former helps to take off the terror of death, the latter puts comfort into it. Thou shalt be buried in a good old age Perhaps mention is made of his burial here, where the land of Canaan is promised him, because a burying-place was the first possession he had in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:16

Genesis 15:16. They shall come hither again Hither to the land of Canaan, wherein thou now art. The reason why they must not have the land of promise in possession till the fourth generation, is, because “the iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full.” The righteous God has determined that they shall not be cut off till they are arrived to such a pitch of wickedness; and therefore, till it come to that, the seed of Abram must be kept out of possession. 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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:17

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:14

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:16

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

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