Genesis 15:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. ”

Genesis 15:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Faith of Abram 1. דבר dābār , “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני 'ǎdonāy , “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name u...
Genesis 15:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

From some unnamed cause Abraham is afraid; Yahweh encourages him in a vision with the assurance of Divine protection; some deed is deemed worthy of the promise, thy reward shall be exceeding great (...
Genesis 15:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Behold... lo. Figure of speech Asterismos (App-6). heir. Hebrew. inherits me. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject). This was strictly in accordance with 191 of the Code of Kharnmurabi. S...
Genesis 15:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Genesis 15:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And Abram said, &c.— Abram spreads his grief before the Lord; and since he is so gracious, shews him his trouble. Observe, God's ears are ever open to the voice of our complaint. Abram had a...
Genesis 15:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Genesis 15:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

God Promises an Heir to Abraham and the Land of Canaan for his Descendants. The Promise is Ratified by a Covenant The passage is from the Primitive source. A somewhat similar account from the Prie...
Genesis 15:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

One born in my house. — This is a mistake. Those born in Abram’s house were his servants ( Genesis 14:14 ). The Hebrew is, the son of my house, my house-son, not born of me, but the chief of the...
Genesis 15:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

COVENANT WITH ABRAM Genesis 15:1-21 OF the nine Divine manifestations made during Abram's life this is the fifth. At Ur, at Kharran, at the oak of Moreh, at the encampment between Bethel and Ai...
Genesis 15:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abram's Vision of the Future Genesis 15:1-21 Abram had good reason to fear the vengeance of the defeated kings; but the divine voice reassured him. For all of us there is need of a shield, beca...
Genesis 15:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the account of the fourth direct appearance of Jehovah to Abram and evidently it had direct connection with what had immediately preceded. Abram had passed through two conflicts, the first wi...
Genesis 15:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. Those expressions are not the language of unbelief, but of humble enquiry. See Genesis 12:2 and...
Genesis 15:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Abram said, behold, to me thou hast given no seed ,.... He had bestowed many temporal blessings on him, as well as spiritual ones, having given himself in covenant, and all things in it, but he...
Genesis 15:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. Ver. 3. And Abram said, Behold, to me, &c. ] He harps again upon the same string; when we fal...
Genesis 15:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, to me thou hast given no seed Not only no son, but no seed. If he had had a daughter, from her the promised Messias might have come, who was to be the seed of the woman; but he had neithe...
Genesis 15:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE PROMISE OF GOD AND ITS CONFIRMATION Abram having proven that he was not seeking gain for himself, but depending on the God of heaven and earth, then the Lord gives him His word of wonderful en...
Genesis 15:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 And Abram said, Lord G OD , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no se...
Genesis 15:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of such see Genesis 14:14 Ecclesiastes 2:7 . And these are opposed to them that are born of a man's body, Job 19:17 Proverbs 31:2 Jeremiah 2:14 . Mine heir; either, 1. By nearness of...
Genesis 15:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 15:1 . The word of the Lord came to Abram.] Heb. There was a word of Jehovah to Abram. The force of the expression is, that the word efficaciously was; was made to be....
Genesis 15:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 15:1-3 . After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt t...
Genesis 15:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 15:1 . The Word of the Lord the glorious person of the Messiah, the Angel of the covenant, came in his own name, Jehovah, God. He came with the full powers of future ages in his hand; the p...
Genesis 15:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

To me Thou hast given no seed Abram’s fear God had given Abram everything but a child, and therefore it seemed to him that all this flow of God’s love was running into a pool where it could onl...
Genesis 15:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 15:1 After these things —the events just recorded— the word of the Lord —Debar Jehovah ; the first occurrence of this remarkable phrase, afterwards so common in the H...
Genesis 15:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God's Promise to Abraham
Genesis 15:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Behold. Genesis 12:2 Genesis 13:16 Proverbs 13:12 Jeremiah 12:1 Hebrews 10:35 Hebrews 10:36 born. Genesis 14:14 Proverbs 29:21 Proverbs 30:23 Ecclesiastes 2:7
Genesis 15:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

God's Covenant with Abram Genesis 15:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The dependency of God. When men make a covenant they may break their covenant. God's covenants are certified. God covenanted wi...
Genesis 15:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Behold to me thou hast given no seed — Not only no son, but no seed. If he had had a daughter, from her the promised Messias might have come, who was to be the Seed of the Woman; but he had neither...

Genesis 15:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 15:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 15:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 15:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 15:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 15:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 15:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 15:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 15:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 15:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 15:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes