Genesis 17:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. ”

• Genesis 17:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  - The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday , Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six time...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  exceedingly. Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( greatly greatly) . App-6.

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• Genesis 17:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  2. And I will make my covenant He now begins more fully and abundantly to explain what he had before alluded to briefly. We have said that the covenant of God with Abram had two parts. The f...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

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• Genesis 17:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  I will make my covenant, &c.— "Continue thou to do thy part, and I will continue stedfast to the purpose of making my covenant, and establishing it with thee; and I appear to thee now to renew...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And I will make my covenant, [Hebrew, wª'etªnaah ( H5414 )] - I will give, execute, or put in operati...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Covenant of Circumcision This chapter is from the Priestly document, of which it shows marked characteristics: see preface to Genesis 15 .

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• Genesis 17:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  I will make my covenant. — In Genesis 15:18 the Heb. word for “make” is cut, and refers to the severing of the victims; here it is “give,” “place,” and implies that it was an act of grace on Go...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE COVENANT SEALED Genesis 17:1-27 ACCORDING to the dates here given fourteen years had passed since Abram had received any intimation of God's will regarding him. Since the covenant had been...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  God's Covenant with Abraham Genesis 17:1-14 At least thirteen years had passed since the promise of Isaac was first made. Years of sorrow and discipline, but God had not forgotten. Always under...

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• Genesis 17:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter gives the account of the fifth appearance of God to Abram in which a divine covenant was made. At this point his name was changed from Abram, which means exalted father, to Abraham, whic...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Charming view of Abram's faith and humility. So, depend upon it more or less, are all Abram's spiritual child...

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• Genesis 17:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE PROMISE RENEWED ‘I will make My covenant between Me and thee.’ Genesis 17:2 I. The sun, the moon, the stars, were the old gods of the East —the Elohim, the high and mighty ones, who rul...

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• Genesis 17:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And I will make my covenant between me and thee ,.... The covenant of circumcision, so called from the token of it, which God is said to make or give e, being his own constitution, and depended on h...

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• Genesis 17:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. Ver. 2. And I will make my covenant. ] This is now the fifth confirmation of the Covenant; which shows that it...

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• Genesis 17:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE COVENANT AND ITS SIGN - CIRCUMCISION Another thirteen years passes before the Lord's appearing to Abram now at the age of 99 years. In Chapter 15:1 He had told Abram, "I am your shield, your e...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Covenant with Abraham Renewed. B. C. 1898.       1 And when Abram was ninety years old and...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I am come to renew, establish, and enlarge that covenant which I formerly made with thee.

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• Genesis 17:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And when Abram was ninety nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai (God Almighty). Walk before me and be perfect and I will make my covenant between me and you and w...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 17:1 . The Lord.] Heb. Jehovah, the Author of existence and performance—the Covenant God. Almighty God. Heb. El Shaddai . El, the name for God, which signifies stron...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Genesis 17:1-2 I. The sun, the moon, the stars, were the old gods of the East, the Elohim, the high and mighty ones, who ruled over men, over their good or bad fortunes, over the weather, the catt...

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• Genesis 17:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 17:1 . The Almighty God. The original word Shaddai is often rendered, All-sufficient. He is so called because he sheds down blessings as the rain. Genesis 17:2 . My covenant; so called...

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• Genesis 17:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God: walk before Me, and be thou perfect Walking before God In a certain sense we must all walk before God, whether in solitude...

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• Genesis 17:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine —consequently an interval of thirteen years had elapsed since the birth of Ishmael; the long delay on the part of God b...

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• Genesis 17:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Promise Renewed

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• Genesis 17:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  And I. Genesis 17:4-6 Genesis 9:9 Genesis 15:18 Psalms 105:8-11 Galatians 3:17 Galatians 3:18 multiply. Genesis 12:2 Genesis 13:16 Genesis 22:17

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• Genesis 17:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Abram and Sarai Greatly Enlarged Genesis 17:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have passed by the sixteenth chapter of Genesis, it behooves us, therefore, to give some striking suggestions relative to...

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