Genesis 15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:13

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety —literally, knowing know — that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land which is not there , and shall serve them ( i.e. the inhabitants of that alien country); and they ( i.e. these foreigners) shall afflict them —three different stages of adverse fortune are described:— or the two last clauses depict the contents of the first (Kalisch)— four hundred years . The duration not of their affliction merely, but either of their bondage and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:14

And also that nation (the name of which he does not reveal, in case of seeming to interfere with the free volition of his creatures, who, while accomplishing his high designs and secret purposes, are ever conscious of their moral freedom), whom they shall serve, will I judge: — i.e. punish after judging, which prediction was in due course fulfilled ( Exodus 6:11 )— and afterward shall they come out with great substance — recush (cf. Genesis 13:6 ; vide Exodus 12:36 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:15

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace (cf. Genesis 25:8 ; Genesis 35:29 ; Genesis 49:33 ). Not a periphrasis for going to the grave (Rosenmüller), since Abram's ancestors were not entombed in Canaan; but a proof of the survival of departed spirits in a state of conscious existence after death (Knobel, Murphy, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Commentary,' Inglis), to the company of which the patriarch was in due time to be gathered. The disposal of his remains is provided for in what follows.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:16

But in the fourth generation ,—τετάρτη δὲ γενεᾷ ( LXX .); but, more correctly, the fourth generation, calculating 100 years to a generation. "Caleb was the fourth from Judah, and Moses from Levi, and so doubtless many others" (Bush). Drs. Oort and Kuenen, reckoning four generations as a far shorter space of time than four centuries, detect a contradiction between this verse and Genesis 15:13 , and an evidence of the free use which the ancient and uncritical Israelitish author made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:17

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down ,—literally, and it was ( i.e. this took place), the sun went down ; less accurately, ἐπεὶ δὲ ὁ ἤλιιος ἐγένετο πρὸς δυσμὰς ( LXX .), which was the state of matters in Genesis 15:12 . Here the sun, which was then setting, is described as having set— and it was dark ,—literally, and darkness was, i.e. a darkness that might be felt, as in Genesis 15:12 ; certainly not φλὸξ ἐγένετο ( LXX .), as if there were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18

Taken into covenant. I. THE BLESSING OF THE COVENANT . 1. The ultimate blessing, to which, in both the commencement and close of the present section, the prominence is assigned, was a splendid inheritance—the land of Canaan for his descendants, and for himself the better country, of which that earthly possession was a type. 2. The mediate blessing, through which alone the last could be reached, was a distinguished seed— a numerous posterity to occupy the land, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18-21

In that day the Lord made a covenant —literally, cut a covenant (cf. ὅρκια τέμνειν , foedus icere ). On the import of בְּרִית vide Genesis 9:9 )— with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt —the Nile (Keil, Kurtz, Hengstenberg, Kalisch) rather than the Wady el Arch, or Brook of Egypt (Knobel, Lange, Clarke), at the southern limits of the country ( Numbers 34:5 ; Joshua 15:4 ; Isaiah 27:12 )— unto the great river, the river... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

- The Faith of Abram1. דבר dābār, “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.2. אדני 'ǎdonāy, “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read in place of Yahweh; but when, as in the present case, יהוה yehovâh and אדני 'ǎdonāy are in apposition, אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is read instead of the former. The Jews from a feeling of reverence avoided the utterance of this sacred name except on the most solemn occasions. This is said to have arisen from a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15

A.M. 2093. B.C. 1911. In this chapter we have a solemn treaty between God and Abram. (1,) A general assurance of God’s kindness and goodwill to Abram, Genesis 15:1 . (2,) A particular declaration of the purposes of his love concerning him, in two things: 1, That he would give him a numerous issue, Genesis 15:2-7 . Genesis 15:2 , That he would give him Canaan for an inheritance, Genesis 15:7-16 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:1

Genesis 15:1. After these things 1st, After that act of generous charity which Abram had done, in rescuing his neighbours, God made him this gracious visit. 2d, After that victory which he had obtained over four kings: lest Abram should be too much elevated with that, God comes to tell him he had better things in store for him. The word of the Lord came unto Abram That is, God manifested himself to Abram; in a vision Which supposes that Abram was awake, and had some sensible token of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:18-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:1

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