18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. Read full chapter Footnotes Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7 King James Version (KJV) Public Domain New International Version ...
By the Lord (Jehovah; since the marriage to which this solemn adjuration was preliminary was not an ordinary alliance, such as might have taken place under the providence of Elohim, but the wedding of the heir of the promise), the God of heaven, and the God of the earth (a clause ...
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;... Genesis 15:13 (KJV) Two problems appear above: Does the 430 years refer to the length of time tha...
(vide Genesis 25:20) - and the Lord - Jehovah] not because the chapter is the exclusive composition of the Jehovist (Tuch, Bleek, Kalisch), but because the writer aims at showing how the God of redemption provided a bride for the heir of the promise (Hengstenberg) - had blessed ...
罗马书 4:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900) 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 罗马书 4:13 — New Living Translation (NLT) 13 Clearly, God’s promise to ...
22:12 Abraham still believed that God would keep his promise. So he believed that God would bring Isaac back from death. See Hebrews 11:17-19. 22:13 See John 1:29. 22:14 In the Hebrew language, the name is sometimes written as ‘Jehovah Jireh’.Genesis...
But the word that Abraham is especially excited to hear is "offspring." Up until now Abraham had no real heir, except perhaps his nephew Lot or Eliezer of Damascus (Genesis 15:2). Now the Lord promises him "offspring" (NIV, NRSV) or "seed" (KJV). This is the Hebrew nounzērūa',...
Abraham is of profound religious significance because he was the historic ancestor of the twelve tribes, the "seed of Abraham, " who regularly described their God as "the God of Abraham." By virtue of being children of divine promise ( Gen 12:2 ), the Israelites were living proof of God...
Your descendents willtake possessionof the "gates" (KJV) or "cities" (NIV) of their enemies -- that is, possess the "land" that God had promised Abraham previously. Through your seedwill all nations on the earth be blessed Because you obeyed me. ...
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen. He is the LORD our God: His judgments are in all the...