Genesis 17:8 - Exposition

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, —literally, of thy sojournings ( Genesis 12:9 ; Acts 7:5 ; Hebrews 11:9 )— all the land of Canaan ( vide Genesis 10:19 ),— for an everlasting possession . Literally, for a possession of eternity ; i . e. the earthly Canaan should be retained by them so long as the arrangement then instituted should continue, provided always they complied with the conditions of the covenant; and the heavenly Canaan should be the inheritance of Abraham's spiritual children forever ( vide Genesis 9:16 ; Genesis 13:15 ). And I will be their God . Literally, to them for Elohim ( vide supra ).