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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 17:15-22

Here is, I. The promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, that son in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled, that he should be the father of many nations; for she also shall be a mother of nations, and kings of people shall be of her, Gen. 17:16. Note, 1. God reveals the purposes of his good-will to his people by degrees. God had told Abraham long before that he should have a son, but never till now that he should have a son by Sarai. 2. The blessing of the Lord makes fruitful, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed ,.... This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and thus expressed to remove all doubt about it, if any there were, that hung upon Abraham's mind; as well as to let him know that the promise of a son by Sarah was not to be superseded by his prayer for Ishmael, for whom he might have a greater flow of natural affection than for his unborn son, in whom his seed should be called: and thou shall call his name Isaac ; which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:20

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee, &c.; Took notice of his prayer for him, and accepted of and would answer him, and did, as follows: behold, I have blessed him ; determined in his mind to bless him, promised to bless him, Genesis 16:10 ; had blessings laid up and in reserve for him: and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; as he did, many of the Arabian nations, the Hagarenes, Saracens, and Turks, all springing from him: twelve princes shall he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:21

But my covenant will one establish with Isaac ,.... The covenant of circumcision; for though Ishmael was circumcised, and his posterity practised that rite, yet it was not enjoined them of God; nor was it to them, or served the same purpose as to the Israelites; and particularly the promise of the land of Canaan, made in that covenant, belonged only to the posterity of Isaac, and to those only in the line of Jacob, and especially that of the Messiah springing from him, which circumcision had... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

Twelve princes shall he beget, etc. - See the names of these twelve princes, Genesis 25:12-16 . From Ishmael proceeded the various tribes of the Arabs, called also Saracens by Christian writers. They were anciently, and still continue to be, a very numerous and powerful people. "It was somewhat wonderful, and not to be foreseen by human sagacity," says Bishop Newton, "that a man's whole posterity should so nearly resemble him, and retain the same inclinations, the same habits, and the same... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:21

My covenant will I establish with Isaac - All temporal good things are promised to Ishmael and his posterity, but the establishment of the Lord's covenant is to be with Isaac. Hence it is fully evident that this covenant referred chiefly to spiritual things - to the Messiah, and the salvation which should be brought to both Jews and Gentiles by his incarnation, death, and glorification. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:19

Verse 19 19.Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed Some take the adverb אבל (abal,) to mean ‘Truly.’ Others, however, more rightly suppose it to be used for increasing the force of the expression. For God rouses the slumbering mind of his servant; as if he would say, ‘The sight of one favor prevents thee from raising thyself higher; and thus it happens that thou dost confine thy thoughts within too narrow limits. Now, therefore, enlarge thy mind, to receive also what I promise concerning... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

Verse 20 20.And as for Ishmael. He here more clearly discriminates between the two sons of Abraham. For in promising to the one wealth, dignity, and other things pertaining to the present life, he proves him to be a son according to the flesh. But he makes a special covenant with Isaac, which rises above the world and this frail life: not for the sake of cutting Ishmael off from the hope of eternal life, but in order to teach him that salvation is to be sought from the race of Isaac, where it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:15-27

The covenant completed. I. THE ADMISSION OF SARAI . 1. The changed name . As on entering within the covenant the name of Abram was changed to Abraham, so, to signalize the reception of his spouse, Sarai was transformed into Sarah ( vide Exposition), the transformation having in her case the same significance as it had in Abraham's. In particular it proclaimed that, like Abraham, Sarah was now a justified and regenerated believer in the Divine promise. N . B .... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

- The Sealing of the Covenant1. שׁדי shaday, Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job.5. אברהם 'abrâhām, Abraham, from אברם 'abrām “high-father,” and הם hām the radical part of המין hāmôn a “multitude,” is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation אברהם 'abrâhām, “father of a multitude.” The root רהם rhm is a variation of רום rvm; affording, however, a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 17:15-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 17:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 17:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 17:15-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 17:1-27

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