Genesis 17:9 KJV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 17:1-14

God’s Covenant with Abraham Genesis 17:1-14 At least thirteen years had passed since the promise of Isaac was first made. Years of sorrow and discipline, but God had not forgotten. Always under such circumstances the Eternal voice bids us to walk before him and be perfect. Our surrender must be complete, our obedience absolute, our faith fixed steadfastly on the Promiser. So only can God fulfill His covenant, which includes fruitfulness, the salvation of our households, the inheritance and... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

This chapter gives the account of the fifth appearance of God to Abram in which a divine covenant was made. At this point his name was changed from Abram, which means exalted father, to Abraham, which means, the father of a multitude. The change was significant, as it placed emphasis not upon the importance of the man, but upon the purpose of God through him. Here Jehovah announced Himself as El-Shaddai, the full meaning of which is God all-sufficient. Abraham yielded himself to the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 17:1-17

Abram and Sarai Greatly Enlarged Genesis 17:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have passed by the sixteenth chapter of Genesis, it behooves us, therefore, to give some striking suggestions relative to Sarai and Hagar, which will link us on to the present study. 1. Sarai's unbelief. Sarai had grown quite old. She had lived many years expecting a son in fulfilment of God's promise. Now, in her old age she proposed to Abram that he marry her maid, Hagar. All of this was a mere subterfuge, trying to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:9-11

‘And God said to Abraham, “And as for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations. This is my covenant that you shall keep between me and you and your seed after you, every male among you shall be circumcised. And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it will be a token of a covenant between me and you”.’ In Genesis 15 a sign was given to Abram in the form of a covenant ceremony where the blood of animals was shed to seal the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham.— In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources, one connecting Abraham with Hebron, the other with Beersheba and the Negeb. The former associates Abraham with Lot. (For details, see ICC.) On the interpretation to be placed on the figures of Abraham and the patriarchs, see the Introduction. The interest, which has hitherto been diffused... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:9

The agreement is mutual: my part was expressed before; now follows thy part, and the condition to which my promise and blessing is annexed. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 17:9-14

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 17:10. My Covenant.] The outward sign is here called the Covenant, for it is the seal set upon the Covenant. The same mode of expression is used in Acts 7:8. Also, in the Lord’s Supper the Cup is called the New Testament in Jesus’ blood. (Luke 22:19-20). Circumcised. Heb. Shall be cut round about, i.e., there shall be an excision of the prepuce or foreskin of the flesh of all the males. Herodotus speaks of this as a custom ancient in his time, and existing among several... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 17:9-10

DISCOURSE: 27CIRCUMCISION OF ABRAHAMGenesis 17:9-10. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep between me and you, and thy seed after thee; Every man-child among you shall be circumcised.TO a Jewish auditory the subject before us would be so familiar, that it might be treated without any difficulty. But as it is otherwise with us, we shall wave every thing relative to the right... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:1-27

Chapter 17Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old ( Genesis 17:1 ),So this is another thirteen years later.the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am Almighty God ( Genesis 17:1 );El Shaddai. So here is the first term use of the term Almighty God, El Shaddai.walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly ( Genesis 17:1-2 ).Now we passed over the sixteenth chapter but let me point out that at this point, Abraham... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 17:1-27

Genesis 17:1. The Almighty God. The original word Shaddai is often rendered, All-sufficient. He is so called because he sheds down blessings as the rain. Genesis 17:2. My covenant; so called because God gave it to Abraham, and is still mindful of it to confirm it forever to the faithful. Isaiah 51:6. Genesis 17:3. Fell on his face. The exterior acts of worship were in general four. (1) Prostration of the body to the ground. (2) Bowing the head. (3) Bowing the upper part of the... read more