Genèse 28:13-15 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

We have here Jacob upon his journey towards Syria, in a very desolate condition, like one that was sent to seek his fortune; but we find that, though he was alone, yet he was not alone, for the Father was with him, John 16:32. If what is here recorded happened (as it should seem it did) the first night, he had made a long day's journey from Beersheba to Bethel, above forty miles. Providence brought him to a convenient place, probably shaded with trees, to rest himself in that night; and there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:13

And behold, the Lord stood above it ,.... Ordering, directing, and overruling all things in Providence, for the glory of his name and the good of his people; and may signify, as the ladder may be a figure of Christ, that Jehovah the Father, is above him, as man and Mediator, and makes himself known in and by him, and delivers out all his blessings and promises through him, both temporal and spiritual, and such as follow: and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:14

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth ,.... Innumerable, see Genesis 13:16 , and thou shalt spread abroad to the west ; or "the sea", the Mediterranean sea, which was west of the land of Canaan: and to the east, and to the north, and to the south ; not of the whole world, but of the land of Canaan: the meaning is, that his posterity should be numerous, and break out and spread themselves like a flood of water, and reach to the utmost bounds of the land on all sides: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:15

And, behold, I am with thee ,.... Though alone, at a distance from his father's house, no friend to keep him company, or servant to attend him; but the presence of God here promised is abundantly more than an equivalent for all this: and will keep thee in all places , whither thou goest ; from beasts of prey, in lonesome places through which he might travel; from thieves and robbers, to whom he might be exposed; from his brother Esau, and all his ill designs against him; and from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

I am the Lord God of Abraham - Here God confirms to him the blessing of Abraham, for which Isaac had prayed, Genesis 28:3 , Genesis 28:4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:14

Thy seed shall be as the dust - The people that shall descend from thee shall be extremely numerous, and in thee and thy seed - the Lord Jesus descending from thee, according to the flesh, shall all the families of the earth - not only all of thy race, but all the other families or tribes of mankind which have not proceeded from any branch of the Abrahamic family, be blessed; for Jesus Christ by the grace of God tasted death For Every Man, Hebrews 2:9 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:15

And, behold, I am with thee - For I fill the heavens and the earth. "My Word shall be thy help." - Targum. And will keep thee in all places, εν τῃ ὁδῳ πασῃ , in all this way - Septuagint. I shall direct, help, and support thee in a peculiar manner, in thy present journey, be with thee while thou sojournest with thy uncle, and will bring thee again into this land; so that in all thy concerns thou mayest consider thyself under my especial providence, for I will not leave thee. Thy... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

Verse 13 13.I am the Lord God of Abraham. This is the third point which, I said, was to be noticed: for mute visions are cold; therefore the word of the Lord is as the soul which quickens them. The figure, therefore, of the ladder was the inferior appendage of this promise; just as God illustrates and adorns his word by external symbols, that both greater clearness and authority may be added to it. Whence also we prove that sacraments in the Papacy are frivolous, because no voice is heard in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:14

Verse 14 14.And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth. The sum of the whole is this, Whatever the Lord had promised to Abraham, Jacob transmitted to his sons. Meanwhile it behoved the holy man, in reliance on this divine testimony, to hope against hope; for though the promise was vast and magnificent, yet, wherever Jacob turned himself, no ray of good hope shone upon him. He saw himself a solitary man; no condition better than that of exile presented itself; his return was uncertain and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:15

Verse 15 15.I am with thee, and will keep thee. God now promptly anticipates the temptation which might steal over the mind of holy Jacob; for though he is, for a time, thrust out into a foreign land, God declares that he will be his keeper until he shall have brought him back again. He then extends his promise still further; saying, that he will never desert him till all things are fulfilled. There was a twofold use of this promise: first, it retained his mind in the faith of the divine... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:15

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