But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Ver. 21. But my covenant.] This is the thirteenth time that the covenant is named in this chapter, saith an interpreter; and hereby is meant the promise of Christ and salvation by him. A subject so sweet to every sanctified soul, that St Paul cannot come off it. He names the Lord Jesus Christ ten times together in ten verses. 1Co 1:1-10 It was to him Mel in ore, melos in aure, iubilum in corde. a
a Bernard.