Genesis 12:1-4

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:1-20

At this point begins the actual historic movement toward the coming of the Redeemer. One man was called to the realization of the true principle of life. The call was personal and purposeful. Abram was commanded to sever the ties of all past associations and to go forth, governed wholly by the will of God. The personal element is clearly marked in the words, "Get thee out . . . I will show thee . . . I will make of thee . . . I will bless thee." It was none the less a purposeful call. The... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 12:1-4

Faith as Exemplified in Abraham Genesis 12:1-4 , Genesis 12:7-9 ; Genesis 13:14-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Does God still speak to men as He spoke to Abraham? Our Scripture opens with the statement, "Now the Lord had said unto Abram * *." If the Lord said something to Abraham, may He not also say something to us? Does the Lord still guide men into His perfect will? The Lord said unto Abraham, "Get thee * * unto a land that I will shew thee." The Lord, therefore, undertook to guide Abraham... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1

THE PILGRIM FATHER Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.’ Genesis 12:1 Abraham was the father of the faithful, and we have here the first recorded test to which his faith was put. The first and one of the greatest. I. The Substance of God’s call to Abraham.— (a) He was called from rest to pilgrimage.—From his country and kindred and father’s house, to undertake lifelong journeying.... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:3

BLESSING RECEIVED AND IMPARTED‘And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.’ Genesis 12:3 I. A double stream of narrative runs through the first four books of the Pentateuch.—One of these may be called the Priestly narrative—the other, the Prophetical narrative. The text sets before us one of the characteristic features of the Prophetical narrative—that consciousness of the ideal destiny of Israel which... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

THE FIRST COLUMBUS‘So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him.’ Genesis 12:4 At this time there was no special nation belonging to the Lord. The Lord was even then but beginning to set apart a people for Himself. To create that people, He had first of all to make a family, and to make that family to select one man. After the Flood and the tower of Babel there was only one kind of people all over the world, and those people were very far from God. Here and there might be one who had a... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4-5

‘I DO NOT ASK TO SEE THE DISTANT SCENE’‘So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; … and they went forth, to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.’ Genesis 12:4-Deuteronomy : I. This text may be paraphrased geographically, by saying that it contains a direction to the Law and the Gospel to move westwards, like the sun. The forefather of the Jews was ordered to quit his home for a land that looked westwards; as, long after, the Apostle of the Gentiles was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-3

‘And Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country and your kinsfolk, and your father’s house, for the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, and you be a blessing. And I will bless those who bless you and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed”.’ This is the first appearance of Yahweh to Abram of which we learn, and it is spoken as matter of fact, without introduction.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:4

‘So Abram went as Yahweh had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy five years old when he left Haran.’ Abram obeyed the voice of God. Lot, his nephew also went with him. It is very probable that through Abram’s witness Lot too had begun to worship Yahweh. It is possibly difficult to comprehend what a major step for Abram this move was. To the ancients membership of the tribe was a sacred duty and to leave it was to dismember the tribe. But Abram has the call of Yahweh and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-9

Genesis 12:1-1 Samuel : . The Call of Abraham, his Migration to Canaan, and Yahweh’ s Promise to Him.— From J, except Genesis 12:4 b, Genesis 12:5, which is clearly from P. Abraham is called to leave country, kindred, and home for an unnamed land. His faith is thus challenged at the outset ( Hebrews 11:8); at the call of God, without question or demur, he abandons the tangible certainties of the present for a vague destination, and the hazards of travel and settlement in a new land. But he... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-20

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

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:1-20

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 12:1-4

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:1

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:3

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4-5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:1-20

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