genesis-12:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

So (literally, and) Abram departed —from Ur of the Chaldees, or from Haran ( vide supra )— as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him . Lot's name being repeated here because of his connection with the ensuing narrative. And Abram was seventy and five years old —literally, a son of five years and seventy years (cf. Genesis 7:6 )— when he departed —literally, in his going forth upon the second stage of his journey— from Haran . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

The Chaldaean emigrant. I. THE CALL OF GOD . Whether spoken in a dream or distinctly articulated by a human form, the voice which summoned Abram to emigrate from Ur was recognized by the patriarch to be Divine; and so is the gospel invitation, which through the medium of a written word has been conveyed to men, essentially a message from the-lips of God. The call which Abram received was— 1. Distinguishing and selecting— coming to him alone of all the members of Terah's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:1-9

- The Call of Abram6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where afterward is built the town called at first Shekem, then Flavia Neapolis, and now Nablous. אלון 'ēlôn “the oak;” related: “be lasting, strong.” מורה môreh In Onkelos “plain;” Moreh, “archer, early rain, teacher.” Here the name of a man who owned the oak that marked the spot. In the Septuagint it is rendered ὑψηγήν hupseegeen.8. בית־אל bēyt-'êl, Bethel,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:1

Genesis 12:1. We have here the call whereby Abram was removed from, the land of his nativity into the land of promise. This call was designed both to try his faith and obedience, and also to set him and his family apart for God, in order that the universal prevalence of idolatry might be prevented, and a remnant reserved for God, among whom his true worship might be maintained, his oracles preserved, and his ordinances established till the coming of the Messiah. God seems also, by sending him... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:2

Genesis 12:2. I will make of thee a great nation When God took him from his own people, he promised to make him the head of another people. This promise was both a great relief to Abram’s burden, for he had now no child, and a great trial to Abram’s faith, for his wife had been long barren; so that if he believe, it must be against hope, and his faith must build purely upon that power which “can out of stones raise up children unto Abraham.” I will bless thee Either particularly with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:3

Genesis 12:3. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed This promise crowned all the rest; for it pointed at the Messiah, “in whom all the promises are yea and amen.” Now, with what astonishing exactness has God fulfilled these promises, and yet how unlikely it was, at the time they were made, that they should be fulfilled! Surely we need no other proof that the historian wrote by inspiration of God! read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:4

Genesis 12:4. So Abram departed He was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. His obedience was speedy and without delay, submissive and without dispute. So should ours be to him who says, “Deny thyself, take up thy cross, and follow me.” read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 12:1-9

11:27-15:21 ABRAM’S ENTRY INTO THE PROMISED LANDAbram obeys God’s call (11:27-12:9)From the nations of the world God now chose one man through whom he would build a new nation, which, in turn, would be the means of bringing his blessing to the whole world (see 12:2-3). God’s chosen man, Abram (later called Abraham), lived originally in the idolatrous city of Ur in ancient Babylonia. Although others in his family worshipped idols (Joshua 24:2), Abram worshipped the one true God and obeyed him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:1

LORD = Jehovah, "The God of Glory" of Acts 7:2 , Figure of speech Enallage = The Glorious God, in contrast with idols (Joshua 24:2 ). Get thee out = Go for thyself, i.e. whatever others may do. Death had broken the link of nature's tie, which hindered Abram's obedience. kindred. Leaving Nahor and his family (except Lot), Genesis 24:4 , Genesis 24:10-15 ; Genesis 25:20 ; Genesis 28:7-10 . shew. See Hebrews 11:8 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:2

And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ). I will. Note this sevenfold promise with the sevenfold blessing in Exodus 6:4-8 ( App-10 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 12:1-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 12:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 12:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 12:2

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