Genesis 15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:18

Verse 18 18.In the same day the Lord made a covenant. I willingly admit what I have alluded to above, that the covenant was ratified by a solemn rite, when the animals were divided into parts. For there seems to be a repetition, in which he teaches what was the intent of the sacrifice which he has mentioned. Here, also, we may observe, what I have said, that the word is always to be joined with the symbols, lest our eyes be fed with empty and fruitless ceremonies. God has commanded animals to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1

After these things —the events just recorded— the word of the Lord —Debar Jehovah ; the first occurrence of this remarkable phrase, afterwards so common in the Hebrew Scriptures ( Exodus 9:20 ; Numbers 3:16 ; Deuteronomy 34:5 ; 1 Samuel 3:1 ; Psalms 33:6 , et passim ). That this was a personal designation of the pre-incarnate Loges, if not susceptible of complete demonstration, yet receives not a little sanction from the language employed throughout this narrative... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1

What the Lord is to his people. I. A SHIELD against— 1. The charges of the law ( Isaiah 45:24 ). 2. The accusations of conscience ( Romans 15:13 ). 3. The force of temptation ( Revelation 3:10 ). 4. The opposition of the world ( Romans 8:31 ). 5. The fear of death ( Hebrews 2:15 ). II. A REWARD — 1. For sufferings patiently endured ( 2 Timothy 2:12 ). 2. For sacrifices cheerfully made ( Matthew 19:28 ). 3. For service faithfully... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-6

Under the stars with God. I. DEJECTED BEFORE GOD . 1. Apprehensive of danger . Victorious over the Asiatic monarchs, Abram nevertheless dreaded their return. Signal deliverances are not seldom followed by depressing fears; e.g. David ( 1 Samuel 27:1 ) and Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:10 ). Having emancipated the people of the land by breaking "the yoke of their burden, and the staff of their shoulder, the rod of their oppressor," he yet feared an outbreak of their hostility. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Faith. The substance of this chapter is the special intercourse between Jehovah and Abram. On that foundation faith rests. It is not feeling after God, if haply he be found; it is a living confidence and obedience, based upon revelation, promise, covenant, solemn ratification by signs, detailed prediction of the future. God said, " I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward"— i.e. I am with thee day by day as the God of providence; I will abundantly bless thee hereafter. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:2

And Abram said, Lord God. Adonai Jehovah ; the first use of these terms in combination, the second, which usually has the vowel-points of the first, being here written with the vocalization of Elohim. Adonai, an older plural form of Adonim, pluralis excellentive (Gesenius), though by some the termination is regarded as a suffix (Ewald, Furst), is a term descriptive of the Divine sovereignty, from adan = dun, or din, to rule or judge; connected with which is the Phoenician aden,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:3

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house (literally, the son of my house, i.e. Eliezer) is mine heir. The language of the patriarch discovers three things: read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:4

And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:5

And he (Jehovah, or "the Word of the Lord") brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them (a proof that Abram's vision was not a dream): and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be . Hence it has been inferred that Abram's vision was miraculously quickened to penetrate the depths of space and gaze upon the vastness of the stellar world, since the stars visible to the naked eye would not represent an innumerable multitude... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the Lord . The hiphil of the verb aman, to prop or stay, signifies to build upon, hence to rest one's faith upon; and this describes exactly the mental act of the patriarch, who reposed his confidence in the Divine character, and based his hope of a future seed on the Divine word. And he counted it to him. ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ ( LXX .), which is followed by nearly all the ancient versions, and by Paul in Romans 4:3 ; but the suffix ךָ , clearly indicates the... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:6

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