E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 15:14
judge. Put by Metonymy (of Cause), for punish. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 15:15
go to thy fathers = die and be buried. Abram's fathers were idolaters. Joshua 24:2 . Figure of speech Euphemism ( App-6 ). read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 15:16
fourth = Levi, Kohath, Amram, Moses; (or Levi), Jochebed (born in Egypt). iniquity. Hebrew. 'avon. See App-44 . not yet. Another mark of the corruption of the Canaanite nations through the Nephilim and Rephaim. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 15:17
furnace. Symbolic of the affliction of Israel (Deuteronomy 4:20 . 1 Kings 8:51 .Isaiah 31:9 . Ezekiel 22:18-22 .Jeremiah 11:4; Jeremiah 11:4 ). lamp. Symbolic of Israel's deliverance (1 Kings 11:36 ; 1 Kings 15:4 .Isaiah 62:1 . 2 Samuel 21:17 ). read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 15:12-14
"And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.""And when the sun was going down ..." All of this is still part of the vision "The horror of a... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 15:15-17
"But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And in the fourth generation shall they come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full. And it came to pass when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.""Thou shalt go to thy fathers ..." This cannot apply to the place where Abram was buried, for he was not buried with his fathers, but in the cave of Machpelah. "We... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 15:13
Genesis 15:13. Afflict them four hundred years— That is, from the birth of Isaac, the seed to whom the promise was given: and from that birth to the coming out of AEgypt, were just four hundred years. It cannot fail to strike the attentive reader how exactly this prophecy, respecting Abram's seed, was fulfilled. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 15:14
Genesis 15:14. Will I judge— Judge is a Hebraism for punish: 2 Chronicles 20:12.Hebrews 13:4; Hebrews 13:4. It is also used in the contrary sense, of acquitting, rewarding, or redressing wrongs, when applied to the righteous, Psalms 10:18. The reason is evident: God, the just Judge, when he tries both righteous and wicked, may properly be said to judge, either in the sense of condemning or acquitting, as his judgment is, and always must be, perfectly right. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 15:15
Genesis 15:15. Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace— It appears that this verse only concerns Abram personally, but all the rest of the prophecy respects his posterity. Some, says Parker, think this, Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, was no more than an oriental phrase for going to the grave: but it cannot be said of Abram that he did thus go to his fathers, since his dead body was so far from being laid with them in their sepulchre, that it was deposited in a country which had no manner... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 15:13
Know of a surety. Hebrew. knowing thou shalt know. Figure of speech Polyptoton , and note on Genesis 26:28 . thy seed , i.e. Isaac. See note on Genesis 21:12 . The 400 years date from Isaac's birth (Acts 7:6 ). The 430 from the "promise" or Covenant here made (compare Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:17 ), and include the whole "sojourning" (Exodus 12:40 ). and shall serve, &c. Figure of speech Epitrechon. See App-6 . This is shown by the Structure ( Introversion ). a | Thy seed shall be a... read more