Genesis 12:1-7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:4

Verse 4 4.So Abram departed. They who suppose that God was now speaking to Abram in Charran, lay hold of these words in support of their error. But the cavil is easily refuted; for after Moses has mentioned the cause of their departure, namely, that Abram had been constrained by the command of God to leave his native soil, he now returns to the thread of the history. Why Abram for a time should have remained in Charran, we do not know, except that God laid his hand upon him, to prevent him from... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:5

Verse 5 5.The souls that they had gotten in Haran. Souls signify male and female servants. And this is the first mention of servitude; whence it appears, that not long after the deluge the wickedness of man caused liberty which by nature, was common to all, to perish with respect to a great part of mankind. Whence servitude originated is not easy to determine, unless according to the opinion which has commonly prevailed it arose from wars; because the conquerors compelled those whom they took... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:6

Verse 6 6.And Abram passed through the land. Here Moses shows that Abram did not immediately, on his entering into the land, find a habitation in which he might rest. For the expression passed through, and the position of the place (Sichem) to which he passed, show that the length of his journey had been great. Sichem is not far from Mount Gerizim, which is towards the desert of the Southern region. Wherefore, it is just as Moses had said, that the faith of Abram was again tried, when God... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:7

Verse 7 7.And the Lord appeared unto Abram. He now relates that Abram was not left entirely destitute, but that God stretched forth his hand to help him. We must, however, mark, with what kind of assistance God succours him in his temptations. He offers him his bare word, and in such a way, indeed, that Abram might deem himself exposed to ridicule. For God declares he will give the land to his seed: but where is the seed, or where the hope of seed; seeing that he is childless and old, and his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1-5

Designed to trace the outward development of God's kingdom on the earth, the narrative now concentrates its attention on one of the foregoing Terachites, whose remarkable career it sketches with considerable minuteness of detail, from the period of his emigration from Chaldea to his death at Hebron in the land of Canaan. Distinguished as a man of undoubted superiority both of character and mind, the head of at least two powerful and important races, and standing, as one might say, on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1-5

The preparations of grace. We may call this the genesis of the kingdom of God. I. It is FOUNDED in the word of the Divine covenant, the faith given by Divine grace to individuals, the separation unto newness of life. II. The one man Abram gathers round him a small SOCIETY , kindred with him by the flesh, but bound to him doubtless by spiritual bonds as well. Tiros God has sanctified the family life by making it as the nidus of the spiritual genesis. When the new kingdom began... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:2-3

And I will make of thee a great nation . A compensation for leaving his small kindred. The nation should be great And I will bless thee . Temporally (Pererius, Murphy), with every kind of good (Rosenmüller), in particular with offspring (Vatablus); but also spiritually (Rupertus, Bush), in the sense; e.g; of being justified by faith, as in Galatians 3:8 (Candlish). The blessing was a recompense for the deprivations entailed upon him by forsaking the place of his birth and kindred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:2-3

Sevenfold promises. I. OF THE FEE - INCARNATE JEHOVAH TO ABRAM . 1. A great inheritance. 2. A great posterity. 3. A great name. 4. A great blessing. 5. A great alliance. 6. A great defense. 7. A great influence. II. OF THE INCARNATE WORD TO HIS DISCIPLES . 1. The kingdom of heaven. 2. Divine consolation. 3. Inheritance of the earth. 4. Divine satisfaction. 5. Divine mercy. 6. The vision of God. ... read more

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