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3561 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 73.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… him, Jehovah once more renewed to him, and enlarged the promise of the land, far as his eye could range, bestowing it upon Abram and his “seed for ever.” For the terms …
3562 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 76.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of “Jehovah,” as that of “the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth”—a name which indicated that covenant of grace of which Abram was to be the representative …
3563 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1
The Twofold Promise of “a Seed” to Abraham—Ishmael—Jehovah visits Abraham—The Destruction of Sodom—Abraham’s Sojourn at Gerar—His Covenant with Abimelech
3564 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 78.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… Jehovah assured him that it was to be otherwise than it seemed; nay, that his seed should be numberless as the stars in the sky. “And he believed in Jehovah: and …
3565 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 78.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… faith Jehovah now gave to Abram a sign and a seal, which yet were such once more only to his faith. He entered into a covenant with him. For this purpose the Lord …
3566 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 80.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… that Jehovah at last once more appeared in visible form to Abram,—this time to establish and fulfill the covenant which He had formerly made. Hence also now …
3567 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 81.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… ,” when Jehovah once more appeared in visible form to him. This time it was, as it seemed, three wayfarers, whom the patriarch hastened to welcome to the rest and …
3568 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 83.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… consists. Jehovah so far listened to the pleading of Abraham, whose believing urgency reminds us of the holy “importunity,” ( Luke 11:8 ) characteristic of all …
3569 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 84.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah, the everlasting God.”
3570 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 86.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… for Jehovah?therefore he finds it laughable to connect such great issues with so small a beginning.” It was evidently in this light that the apostle viewed …
3571 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 87.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah.” And now also, to strengthen her for the future, the same assurance concerning Ishmael was given to Hagar which had previously been made to Abraham …
3572 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 88.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah, the Angel of the Covenant, arrests his hand. Abraham’s faith has now been fully proved, and it has been perfected. “A ram caught in the thicket” will …
3573 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 90.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… place “Jehovah Jireh,” “Jehovah seeth,” or “Jehovah provideth,” which means that He seeth for us, for, as even the term implieth, His providence, or providing, is just …
3574 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 94.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… ; and Jehovah, who had so often proved a faithful God, and in obedience to whose will he now refused what might have seemed highly advantageous connections …
3575 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 94.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… by Jehovah—since this matter concerned the very essence of the covenant—to avoid every alliance with the Canaanites, and to apply to his “kindred.” And when …
3576 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 95.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… whether Jehovah had made his way prosperous or not.”
3577 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 95.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… that Jehovah had actually led him straight “to the house of his master’s brethren,” the man, fairly overcome by his feelings, “bowed down his head, and worshipped …
3578 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 95.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah,” remind us how easily the language of Abraham—in other words, religious language, is picked up by those who have really no claim to use it. The servant …
3579 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 96.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… last Jehovah listened to Isaac’s “entreaty,” “for his wife,” or rather, literally, “over against his wife,” for, as Luther strikingly remarks: “When I pray for any one …
3580 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 1, p. 96.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah” its meaning, though we know not in what precise manner she did this. The answer of God indicated this at least quite clearly, that of her children …