The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 17:15-22
Genesis 17:15-22As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but SarahThe clearer revelation of covenant blessingsIn God’s spiritual dealings with mankind the patience of faith is rewarded by a clearer discovery of His will.Obedience is the way to knowledge. The darkness in which faith commences turns to light in the end. The lines along which God’s gracious dealings are to proceed are now distinctly laid down before Abraham. The clearer revelation, in this instance, is marked by... read more
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