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THEME.
(1) ABRAM has a vision. barrennes
is considered a misfortune.
(2) ABRAM promised with seeds of righteousness and prosperity.
(3) ABRAM is justified by his faith and is promised canaan .and God confirm s his promise by a sign and vision.
(4) ABRAM has momentary doubts but a sign is given to confirm his doubt.
(5) God shows ABRAM the future of his descendants.
1 -- God encorages abram
verse 1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,"Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
--(examples of notable vision.ge 15-1;46-2. Eze 37-1. Ac 9-10.10-3-11;16-9;18-9;22-18;
23-11;2 Cor12-1. Rev 1-12;)
--- the fear not. seven reasons for encouragement.
(1) blessing in the journey of life.ge 26-24; Nu 21-34; Jud 6-23;
(2) supplies in famine .1K17-13;
(3) protection in peril .2 K 6-16;
(4) strength in weakness. Isa 41-10;
(5) companionship in trial.Isa 43-1-2-3;
(6) overshadowing care. mt 10-30-31;28-5; lu 12-32;
(7) life beyond the grave.Rev 17-18;
---- shield God a shield.ge 15-1; De 33-29; ps 33-20; 84-11;115-9; pr 30-5;
---- examples of reward ge15-1. ps 19-9-11;58-11; Isa 40-10;62-11; Jer 31-16; mt 6-4; 1Cor 9-17; 2Jn 8 .Rev 22-12;)
verse 2
Abram said, "O Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
( childlessness regarded as a misfortune.ge 11-30;15-2; Jud 13-2; 1Sam 1-2; 2Sam6-23; 2K 4-14; Lu 7-20-29;)
verse 3
And Abram said, "Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir."
( general reference ti natural heir.ge 15-3;21-10; 25-5; nu 27-8;36-9; De 21-16; Est 2-7;
Adoption .ge 15-3;48-5; Ex 2-10;)
2-- GOD PROMISES ABRAM A SON AND A NUMBEROUS DESANDANTS.
verse 4
Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir."
(characteristic of Gods promises
(1) unfailing.1 K 8-56;
(2) assured by divine ability.rom.4-21;
(3) grounded in jesus .2 cor 1-20;7-1;
(4) of infinite value.2 pet 1-4;
(5) culminate in everlasting life.1 Jn 2-25;
.seeds of righteous.
ps 25-13;37-25;69-36;102-28;112-2; Pr 11-21; 14-26;20-7;)
verse 5
And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
( posterity promised.
ge 15-5'18; 17-20;22-17;26-24; Le 26-9; De 7-13; rom 4-18;
general reference ti stars.
ge 1-16 Jud 5-20;Jb 38-7; Ps 8-3; 147-4; 1 Cor 15-41; Rev 22-16;)
3 -- abram is justified by faith.
verse 6
Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
( examples of victorious faith.
(1) Abram.Ge.22-8.
(2) Caleb. Jos 14-12;
(3) Jonathan. 1 Sam 14-6;
(4) David .1 Sam 17-37;
(5) Jehoshaphat. 2Chr 20-12;32-7;
(6) Job .Jb 19-25;
(7) the three hebrew captives.Da 3-17;
(8) Paul. Ac 27-25; Rom 4-20;
(9) the ancient worthies.Heb 11-33;
Justification by faith.
Ge 15-6;Ac 13-39; Rom 3-28;5-1; 1Cor 6-11; Rom 5-18;9-30; Gal 3-24;)
4-- Canaan is again promised to Abram and confirmed by a sign and vision.
verse 7
And He said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it."
( How and where God leads his people.Abram the divine leader.
(1) In difficult places for testing .De 8-2;
(2) Like a motherbird teaching her young ones to fly. De 32-11'12;
(3) In a plain path.Ps 27-11;60-9;
(4) Like a sherperd. Ps 77-20;
(5) No place beyond his reach of hand.Ps 139-9'10; Pr 20-24; Isa 63-14;
(6) Steadily towards the cross.Mk 10-32;
(7) To the border of unseen.Lu 24-50-51;
UR. a city of chaldea.Ge 11-28'31;15-7; Ne 9-7; Ac 7-4;
Temporal gifts. Ge 1-29;9-3; De 8-18;11-14; Jb 5-10;Ps 127-2; 136-25; 145-15; Jl 2-23;
Land promised to Abram. Ge 12-7;13-15;15-7; 17-8; 50-24; Ex 6-8; Le 20-24; Nu 14-8; De 6-10;31-20; Jos 5-6; Jud 2-1;)
verse 8
He said, "O Lord God, how may I know that I will possess it?"
momentary doubts.clouds the skies of believer.
(1) Abram as to the inheritance of canaan.Ge 15-8;
(2) Gideon as to the victory over midian.Jud 6-17;
(3) John the baptist as to the messiahship of Jesus.Mt11-3; 28-17;
(4) Martha as to the resurrection of Lazarus.Jn 11-39;
(5) Thomas as to the resurrestion of Jesus .Jn 20-25;
(6) Early christians as to the deliverance of Peter.Ac 12-14'15;)
verse 9
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Heifer .goat. ram. turtledove and pigeon were offered and used as scarifies offerering.
Ge 15-9; Le 1-14;4-24;5-7;11-14;12-8;14-22;
16-15; Nu19-2; De 21-3; Heb 9-13.; Jud 13-19; 2 Chr 29-23;Ex 29-15; Le 5-15; Nu 5-8;
1-10; Lu 2-24;)
verse 10
Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
( Examples of obedience.
(1) Noah . Ge 6-32;12-4;
(2) Abram .Ge 22-2'3:
(3) Bezaleel.Ex 36-1; Nu 9-23;
(4) Joshua. Jos 11-15;
(5) Hezekiah 2 K 18-6; Ezr 7-23; Ps 27-8;
(6) Joseph and mary.Lu 2-39; Ac 16-10;
(7) Paul .Ac 26-19; Rom 16-19;
(8) Jesus. Heb 5-8;)
verse 11
The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
verse12
Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.
(General references to natural sleep.
Ge 15-12;28-11; 1 Sam 26-12; 1 K 19-5; Jb 4-13; Da 8-18; Jona 1-5; Mt 8-24; 26-40;
verse 13
God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.
Bondage of Isreal.
Ex 1-11;2-11'25; 5-4; Nu 20-15; Ps 105-25; Ac 7-6;
Affliction from God .
De 8-5; Ru 1-20; Jb 6-4; 16-12; Ps 66-11;90-7;102-9'10; Ezr 24-16;)
verse14
But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
General reference to Gods judgement.
Ex 6-6;12-12; Ps 9-16;36-6; Eze 25-11;30-14;38-22;39-21; Mal3-5;
Deliverance of Isreal.
Ex 14-30; 1 Sam 14-15; 2 Chr 14-20;20-22; 32-21;)
verse 15
As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
(Death of the righteous.
(1) Greatly desired. Nu 23-10.
(2) precious. Ps 116-15.
(3) Hopeful. Pr 14-32.
(4) Triumphant. Lu 16-22.
(5) Fearless . Ps 23-4.
(6) Divine element in. Rom 14-8.
(7) Great gain .Phi 1-21.
(8) Faith illuminate. Heb 11-13.
(9) Blessing pronounced upon. Rev 14-13.
Longevity to the obedience.
De 5-33;11-21; 1 K 3-14; Jb 5-26; Ps91-16;
Pr 3-2;9-11;10-27; Isa 65-22; Zec 8-4; 1 Pet 3-10;
General reference to old age.
promised to ABRAM. Ge 15-15;
of the righteous honourable. Pr 16-31;20-29;
Devoid of pleasure. Ec 12-1;
Divine presence in .Isa 46-4;
Rules of conduct. Titus 2-2'3;)
verse16
Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."
( penalty sometime delayed.
Ge 15-16; 1 K 11-12; 21-29; 2 K 13-23; Ec 8-11;Isa 48-9; Lu 13-7'8'9; 1 Pet 3-20;
Amorites descendants of canaan.
Ge 10-16;14-7;15-16;48-22; Ex 23-23; Jos 24-12; Am 2-9;)
verse17
It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.
signs given to confirm faith.
Jud 6-38; 1 K 13-3; 2K 20-9; 2 Chr 32-24; Isa 7-14; 55-13; Lu 2-12;)
Answer s by fire.
Le 9-24; 1 K 18-38; 1 Chr 21-26; 2 Chr 7-1;)
verse 18
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,"To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
(The Euphrates ( i /juːˈfreɪtiːz/; Arabic: تاﺮﻔﻟا : al-Furāt, Hebrew: פרת: Prat, Turkish: Fırat, Kurdish: Firat) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia. Originating in eastern Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.)
verse19
the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite
Kenizzite (also Cenezite, -
The name of a tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (Genesis 15:19 ). They are not mentioned among the original inhabitants of Canaan (Exodus 3:8 ; Joshua 3:10 ), and probably they inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria
Kenites or Cinites (/ˈkiːnaɪt/; Hebrew: קינים, Hebrew pronunciation: [qiˈnim]), according to the Hebrew Bible, were a nomadic clan in the ancient Levant, sent under Jethro a priest in the land of Midian.
They played an important role in the history of ancient Israel. The Kenites were coppersmiths and metalworkers. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, was a shepherd and a priest in the land of Midian. Judges 1:16 identifies that Moses had a father-in-law who was a Kenite, but it is not clear from the passage if this refers to the same Jethro who was the priest of Midian. Certain groups of Kenites settled among the Israelite population, including the descendants of Moses' brother-in-law, though the Kenites descended from Rechab, maintained a distinct, nomadic lifestyle for some time. Moses apparently [clarification needed] identified Jethro's concept of God, El Shaddai, with Yahweh, the Israelites' God.)
verse 20
and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim
( Hittite and perizzite one of Canaan itish nations.
Ge 13-7;15-20; Ex 3-17;23-23; De 20-17; Jud 3-5; Ezr 9-1;
Valley of Rephaim (Hebrew: עמק רפאים, Emeq Rephaim)- (Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16, R.V.). A valley descending southwest from Jerusalem to the Valley of Elah below, it is an ancient route from the coastal plain to the Judean Hills, probably named after the legendary race of giants.)
verse 21
and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusit
The term Amorites is used in the Bible to refer to certain highland mountaineers who inhabited the land of Canaan ..
described in Genesis 10:16 as descendants of Canaan, son of Ham. They are described as a powerful people of great stature "like the height of the cedars," (Amos 2:9) who had occupied the land east and west of the Jordan. The height and strength mentioned in Amos 2:9 has led some Christian scholars, including Orville J. Nave, who wrote the classic Nave's Topical Bible to refer to the Amorites as "giants."
The Amorite king, Og, was described as the last "of the remnant of the Rephaim" (Deut. 3:11). The terms Amorite and Canaanite seem to be used more or less interchangeably, Canaan being more general and Amorite a specific component among the Canaanites who inhabited the land
The Biblical Amorites seem to have originally occupied the region stretching from the heights west of the Dead Sea (Gen. 14:7) to Hebron (13:8; Deut. 3:8; 4:46-48), embracing "all Gilead and all Bashan" (Deut. 3:10), with the Jordan valley on the east of the river (4:49), the land of the "two kings of the Amorites," Sihon and Og (Deut. 31:4; Josh. 2:10; 9:10). Both Sihon and Og were independent kings. These Amorites seem to have been linked to the Jerusalem region, and the Jebusites may have been a subgroup of them. The southern slopes of the mountains of Judea are called the "mount of the Amorites" (Deut. 1:7, 19, 20).
Five kings of the Amorites were first defeated with great slaughter by Joshua (10:10). Then more Amorite kings were defeated at the waters of Merom by Joshua (Josh. 11:8). It is mentioned that in the days of Samuel, there was peace between them and the Israelites (1 Sam. 7:14). The Gibeonites were said to be their descendants, being an offshoot of the Amorites that made a covenant with the Hebrews; when Saul would break that vow and kill some of the Gibeonites, God sent a famine to Israel
Canaanites Girgashite and Jebusites.descendants of Canaan.
Ge 10-18;Ex 33-2;34-11; De 7-1; Jos 5-1;17-12; 1 K 9-16;)
the end.