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Text -- Genesis 17:1-10 (NET)
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The Sign of the Covenant
17:1 When Abram was 99 years old , the Lord appeared to him and said , “I am the sovereign God . Walk before me and be blameless .
17:2 Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants .”
17:3 Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,
17:4 “As for me , this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations .
17:5 No longer will your name be Abram . Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations .
17:6 I will make you extremely fruitful . I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
17:7 I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations . I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
17:8 I will give the whole land of Canaan – the land where you are now residing – to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession . I will be their God .”
17:9 Then God said to Abraham , “As for you , you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations .
17:10 This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep : Every male among you must be circumcised .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Abraham |
Covenant |
Circumcision |
AGRARIAN LAWS |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
GENESIS, 3 |
Works, Covenant of |
Religion |
COVENANT, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Prophecy |
Children |
MAKE, MAKER |
God |
REVELATION, 1-2 |
Communion |
ADORATION |
Canaan |
FORESKIN |
Shaddai |
Jesus, The Christ |
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NET Notes: Gen 17:1 There are two imperatives here: “walk…and be blameless [or “perfect”].” The second imperative may be purely sequential (...
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NET Notes: Gen 17:3 Heb “God spoke to him, saying.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons...
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NET Notes: Gen 17:5 The perfect verbal form is used here in a rhetorical manner to emphasize God’s intention.
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NET Notes: Gen 17:9 Heb “my covenant.” The Hebrew word בְּרִית (bÿrit) can refer to (1) the agreement itself be...
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