Genesis 15:7 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 15:7-11

We have here the assurance given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. I. God declares his purpose concerning it, Gen. 15:7. Observe here, Abram made no complaint in this matter, as he had done for the want of a child. Note, Those that are sure of an interest in the promised seed will see no reason to doubt of a title to the promised land. If Christ is ours, heaven is ours. Observe again, When he believed the former promise (Gen. 15:6) then God explained and ratified this to him.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:7

And he said unto him ,.... After he had expressed his faith in him, and in his word, and the blessedness of a justifying righteousness came openly upon him, and he was declared a justified person: I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees ; not only called him, but brought him out of it; not out of a furnace there, as the Jews fable; but out of a place so called, an idolatrous one, where fire was worshipped, and from whence it might have its name; God had brought him... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:7

Ur of the Chaldees - See on Genesis 40 (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:7

Verse 7 7.I am the Lord that brought thee. Since it greatly concerns us, to have God as the guide of our whole life, in order that we may know that we have not rashly entered on some doubtful way, therefore the Lord confirms Abram in the course of his vocation, and recalls to his memory the original benefit of his deliverance; as if he had said, ‘I, after I had stretched out my hand to thee, to lead thee forth from the labyrinth of death, have carried my favor towards thee thus far. Thou,... 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 15:7

And he (Jehovah, or the Word of the Lord) said unto him (after the act of faith on the part of the patriarch, and the act of imputation or justification on the part of God, and in explication of the exact nature of that relationship which had been constituted between them by the spiritual transaction so described), I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees ( vide Genesis 11:28 ), to give thee this land to inherit (or, to possess) it. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:7-8

The strength and weakness of faith. I. FAITH 'S SOURCE OF STRENGTH . 1. Looking up to the Divine character—" I am the Lord." 2. Looking back to the Divine grace—"that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees." 3. Looking oat to the Divine promise—"to give thee this land to inherit it." II. FAITH 'S OCCASION OF WEAKNESS . 1. Looking forward—the fulfillment of the promise seeming far away. 2. Looking in—discovering nothing either in or about itself... 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 15:7

Genesis 15:7. I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees Thence God brought him by an effectual call; brought him by a gracious violence; snatched him as a brand out of the burning. Observe how God speaks of it as that which he gloried in. I am the Lord that brought thee out He glories in it as an act both of power and grace. To give thee this land to inherit it Not only to possess it, but to possess it as an inheritance, which is the surest title. The providence of God... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Click image for full-size versionGod’s covenant with Abram (15:1-21)Earlier God had promised Abram a people and a land (see 12:2; 13:15). Abram’s faith concerning the promised land had been tested through drought and conflict, and his faith concerning the promised people was constantly being tested through his wife’s inability to have children. According to a custom of the time, a childless couple could adopt a person and make him heir to the family property. Abram therefore decided to adopt... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 15:7-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:7-8

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

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