E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:5
Abraham. The fifth letter of Hebrew alphabet (= H), put in middle of his name = No. 5, Grace. See App-10 . Abram = exalted father; Abraham = father of a multitude. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:6
exceeding. Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( greatly greatly) . App-6 . nations. Abraham was the progenitor not only of Israel, but of Ishmaelites, Midianites, Arabians, &c. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:7
covenant: unconditional. thy seed. Here, the collective noun ser'a is shown to be plural by the words "after thee" (compare verses: Genesis 17:8 , Genesis 17:9 ), and by the plural pronoun "their generations" (verses: Genesis 17:7 , Genesis 17:9 ). This is not the verse referred to in Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:16 , but Genesis 21:12 . See note on Genesis 21:12 , where "seed" must be in the singular because of the verb. everlasting. Hence Israel so called. Isaiah 44:7 margin. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:8
land . . . stranger. Hebrew. land of thy sojourning! read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:1-2
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.""Ninety years old and nine ..." Abram's reference to himself as being a hundred years old (Genesis 17:17) allowed for the passage of time before the child was born."Jehovah said, I am God Almighty ..." No redactor said this, God said it; and the denial of this... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:3-5
"And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations. Neither shall thy name be any more called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.""And Abram fell on his face ..." "Man on his face, God on his throne, only in this posture can God really talk to us."[10]"As for me ..." The antithesis of this is in Genesis 17:9, where we have,... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:6-7
"And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.""For an everlasting covenant ..." The great purpose of this covenant was the delivery of the Messiah to redeem all mankind, and that aspect of it was indeed eternal. However, the land promise, mentioned... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 17:8
"And I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."Here is the famous land promise by which modern-day Israelites claim divine right to the land of Canaan, and it is inexplicable that many Christian commentators uphold and admit such a thing. Morris, for example, affirmed that the commandments mentioned in Genesis 17:1, "were not stated as conditions, but simply as commands! ... It is... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 17:1
Genesis 17:1. I am the Almighty, &c.— Thirteen years had now passed since the birth of Ishmael, Gen 17:25 and Abram was advancing in his hundredth year, when all hope of offspring by Sarai must have been almost hopeless. At this time God appears to him again, to renew the covenant, and to assure him of a son by his wife. He introduces the information by saying, I am the Almighty God, as we render אלאּשׁדי eil-shadai Etymologists derive shadai from different roots; but the true derivation... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 17:4
many. Emph. Figure of speech Antimereia (of Noun), for emphasis. read more