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Text -- Genesis 15:1-14 (NET)
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The Cutting of the Covenant
15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision : “Fear not , Abram ! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance .”
15:2 But Abram said , “O sovereign Lord , what will you give me since I continue to be childless , and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus ?”
15:3 Abram added , “Since you have not given me a descendant , then look , one born in my house will be my heir !”
15:4 But look , the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir , but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir .”
15:5 The Lord took him outside and said , “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be .”
15:6 Abram believed the Lord , and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty .
15:7 The Lord said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess .”
15:8 But Abram said , “O sovereign Lord , by what can I know that I am to possess it?”
15:9 The Lord said to him , “Take for me a heifer , a goat , and a ram , each three years old , along with a dove and a young pigeon .”
15:10 So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other , but he did not cut the birds in half .
15:11 When birds of prey came down on the carcasses , Abram drove them away .
15:12 When the sun went down , Abram fell sound asleep , and great terror overwhelmed him .
15:13 Then the Lord said to Abram , “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country . They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years .
15:14 But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve . Afterward they will come out with many possessions .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Covenant |
Abraham |
Prayer |
Vision |
ISRAEL, RELIGION OF, 1 |
ALTAR |
GOOD |
GENESIS, 4 |
Condescension of God |
Religion |
Chronology |
Sign |
COVENANT, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Faith |
ELIJAH |
Children |
Symbols and Similitudes |
Quotations and Allusions |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Gen 15:1; Gen 15:1; Gen 15:1; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:2; Gen 15:3; Gen 15:3; Gen 15:3; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:4; Gen 15:5; Gen 15:6; Gen 15:6; Gen 15:6; Gen 15:6; Gen 15:6; Gen 15:7; Gen 15:7; Gen 15:7; Gen 15:8; Gen 15:8; Gen 15:8; Gen 15:8; Gen 15:9; Gen 15:10; Gen 15:10; Gen 15:10; Gen 15:10; Gen 15:12; Gen 15:12; Gen 15:13; Gen 15:13; Gen 15:13; Gen 15:13; Gen 15:14
NET Notes: Gen 15:1 Abram has just rejected all the spoils of war, and the Lord promises to reward him in great abundance. In walking by faith and living with integrity h...
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NET Notes: Gen 15:2 The sentence in the Hebrew text employs a very effective wordplay on the name Damascus: “The son of the acquisition (בֶּן...
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NET Notes: Gen 15:5 Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Gen 15:6 This episode is basic to the NT teaching of Paul on justification (Romans 4). Paul weaves this passage and Psalm 32 together, for both use this word. ...
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NET Notes: Gen 15:7 The phrase of the Chaldeans is a later editorial clarification for the readers, designating the location of Ur. From all evidence there would have bee...
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NET Notes: Gen 15:9 Heb “He”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Gen 15:10 For discussion of this ritual see G. F. Hasel, “The Meaning of the Animal Rite in Genesis 15,” JSOT 19 (1981): 61-78.
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NET Notes: Gen 15:13 Heb “and they will serve them and they will oppress them.” The verb עִנּוּ, (’innu, a Piel form ...
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