創世記 17:18-22 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 17:15-22

Here is, I. The promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, that son in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled, that he should be the father of many nations; for she also shall be a mother of nations, and kings of people shall be of her, Gen. 17:16. Note, 1. God reveals the purposes of his good-will to his people by degrees. God had told Abraham long before that he should have a son, but never till now that he should have a son by Sarai. 2. The blessing of the Lord makes fruitful, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:18

And Abraham said unto God ,.... Being told he should have a son by Sarah, that should be his heir, he is concerned for Ishmael what would become of him; and who, being grown up, had doubtless a large share in his affections, and it is highly probable he began to think he was the promised seed, since he had lived to such an age, and had no other son, and Sarah was past bearing children: but now perceiving it would be otherwise, he puts up a petition for Ishmael, whom he did not neglect upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed ,.... This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and thus expressed to remove all doubt about it, if any there were, that hung upon Abraham's mind; as well as to let him know that the promise of a son by Sarah was not to be superseded by his prayer for Ishmael, for whom he might have a greater flow of natural affection than for his unborn son, in whom his seed should be called: and thou shall call his name Isaac ; which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:20

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee, &c.; Took notice of his prayer for him, and accepted of and would answer him, and did, as follows: behold, I have blessed him ; determined in his mind to bless him, promised to bless him, Genesis 16:10 ; had blessings laid up and in reserve for him: and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; as he did, many of the Arabian nations, the Hagarenes, Saracens, and Turks, all springing from him: twelve princes shall he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:21

But my covenant will one establish with Isaac ,.... The covenant of circumcision; for though Ishmael was circumcised, and his posterity practised that rite, yet it was not enjoined them of God; nor was it to them, or served the same purpose as to the Israelites; and particularly the promise of the land of Canaan, made in that covenant, belonged only to the posterity of Isaac, and to those only in the line of Jacob, and especially that of the Messiah springing from him, which circumcision had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:22

And he left off talking; with him ,.... After he had finished all he had to say to him at this time. It was great condescension in the divine Being to talk with a creature; it was wonderful grace and kindness to make such promises to him, as he did, and indulge him with answers of prayer and communion with him; but the highest enjoyments of God here are not lasting; uninterrupted communion with him is reserved for another world: and God went up from Abraham ; from the earth, where he had... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:18

O that Ishmael might live before thee! - Abraham, finding that the covenant was to be established in another branch of his family, felt solicitous for his son Ishmael, whom he considered as necessarily excluded; on which God delivers that most remarkable prophecy which follows in Genesis 17:20 , and which contains an answer to the prayer and wish of Abraham: And as for Ishmael I have heard thee; so that the object of Abraham's prayer was, that his son Ishmael might be the head of a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

Twelve princes shall he beget, etc. - See the names of these twelve princes, Genesis 25:12-16 . From Ishmael proceeded the various tribes of the Arabs, called also Saracens by Christian writers. They were anciently, and still continue to be, a very numerous and powerful people. "It was somewhat wonderful, and not to be foreseen by human sagacity," says Bishop Newton, "that a man's whole posterity should so nearly resemble him, and retain the same inclinations, the same habits, and the same... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:21

My covenant will I establish with Isaac - All temporal good things are promised to Ishmael and his posterity, but the establishment of the Lord's covenant is to be with Isaac. Hence it is fully evident that this covenant referred chiefly to spiritual things - to the Messiah, and the salvation which should be brought to both Jews and Gentiles by his incarnation, death, and glorification. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:22

God went up from Abraham - Ascended evidently before him, so that he had the fullest proof that it was no human being, no earthly angel or messenger, that talked with him; and the promise of a son in the course of a single year, at this set time in the next year, Genesis 17:21 , which had every human probability against it, was to be the sure token of the truth of all that had hitherto taken place, and the proof that all that was farther promised should be fulfilled in its due time. Was it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 17:15-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:22

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