Genesis 17:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. ”

Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

land... stranger. Hebrew. land of thy sojourning!
Genesis 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Everlasting possession - H...
Genesis 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will be their God— The spiritual and temporal covenant are blended together, and with propriety, as the latter was eminently typical of the former. The Scripture covenant with Abraham, and all...
Genesis 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. I will give ... th...
Genesis 17:8 - 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 .
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? It is profitable to...
Genesis 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee ,.... To him in right, and to them in possession, and for an inheritance: the land wherein thou art a stranger ; or "the land of sojournings"...
Genesis 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Ver. 8. All the land of...
Genesis 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And I will give thee Canaan for an everlasting possession As a type of heaven, that everlasting rest which remains for the people of God. This is that better country to which Abraham had an eye,...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I w...
Genesis 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And to thy seed; unto thee, not in thy own person, but in thy seed. See Genesis 13:15,17 . For an everlasting possession; upon condition of their obedience to God, as is oft expressed; wherein...
Genesis 17:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 17:4 ‘And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him saying, “As for me, behold my covenant is with you and you will be the father of a multitude of nations”.' The presence of Yahwe...
Genesis 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 17:3 . God talked with him.] “We must notice here the expression Elohim , and the Dabbar (word). God, as the Author of the universe, begins a conversation with Abram,...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations The second stage of the covenant Already Jehovah, the Covenant God, had appeared thrice to Abram. 1. Simply to assure him...
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Promise Renewed
Genesis 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And I. Genesis 12:7 Genesis 13:15 Genesis 13:17 Genesis 15:7-21 Psalms 105:9 Psalms 105:11 wherein thou art a stranger. Heb. of thy sojournings. Genesis 23:4 Genesis 28:4 everlasting....
Genesis 17:8 - 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...
Genesis 17:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And I will give thee Canaan for an everlasting possession — God had before promised this land to Abraham and his seed, Genesis 15:18 . But here, it is promised for an everlasting possession, as a...

Genesis 17:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 17:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 17:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 17:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 17:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 17:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes