Gênesis 15
Matthew Henry · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Henry says "Those that show favour to men shall find favour with God." The caveat of course is that we don't show favor in order to merit favor, for God's favor is always a gift of His unmerited (and unearnable) grace! Warren
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Henry says "Lest Abram should be too much elevated and pleased with that, God comes to him, to tell him he had better things in store for him. Note, A believing converse with Spiritual blessings is an excellent means to keep us from being too much taken up with temporal enjoyments. The gifts of common providence are not comparable to those of covenant love." THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME The word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision - God manifested Himself to His servant Abram (Ps 105:42), which is a wonderful picture of how He desires to speak with each of His children! Today we have His Word of Truth fully revealed in the Bible, so that our responsibility in this interchange is to open the Book that His Spirit might open our mind and heart (Lk 24:45-note) to the Father's will for our life. Remember that the will of God is best found in the Word of God. These thoughts beg the question -- Do you begin your day in communion and conversation with the Living Lord in His Living (life giving) Word? If not you are missing out on the most important "appointment" you will have that day. Jesus was quite clear when He declared that "Man shall not live (spiritually) by bread alone (a physical necessity) but by every word (a spiritual necessity) which proceeds out of the mouth of God." (Mt 4:4, Lk 4:4, Dt 8:2-3). Is your "Quiet Time" too quiet? Beloved, it is not my desire to place you under Law, for you are under grace (Ro 6:14b), but if your AM time is too rushed for Jesus, take some time this week and read the article Quiet Time: 7 Minutes With God. As Matthew Henry says "God's good Word does us good when it is spoken by his Spirit to us in particular, and brought to our hearts. The word says, Ho, every one (Isaiah 55:1), the Spirit says, Ho, such a one." Word of the Lord (see all uses below) - Thomas
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Henry - Whenever a godly man dies, he dies in peace. If the way be piety, the end is peace, Psa. 37:37. Outward peace, to the last, is promised to Abram, peace and truth is his days, whatever should come afterwards (2 Kings 20:19); peace with God, and everlasting peace, are sure to all the seed. You will be buried at a good old age: "Abraham’s “good old age” was 175 yrs (Ge 25:7), which means he walked with God for a century (Ge 12:4). In spite of Abraham’s occasional failures, he accomplished the will of God and brought blessing to the whole world. This promise from God must have given Abraham and Sarah great encouragement during times of difficulty, just as promises like Php 1:6 and Ep 2:10 encourage God’s people today." (Wiersbe) Henry on what constitutes a good old age - [1.] Old age is a blessing. It is promised in the firth commandment; it is pleasing to nature; and it affords a great opportunity for usefulness. [2.] Especially, if it be a good old age. Theirs may be called a good old age, First, That are old and healthful, not loaded with such distempers as make them weary of life. Secondly, That are old and holy, old disciples (Acts 21:16), whose hoary head is found in the way of righteousness (Proverbs 16:31), old and useful, old and exemplary for godliness; theirs is indeed a good old age. Woodrow Kroll - Genesis 15:15-16 The Patience of God - For the most part, people are very impatient. The moment the stoplight turns green, the driver behind us invariably honks his horn. You can just see the frustration and impatience in the faces of those caught in a long line at the grocery store checkout stand. Fortunately, God demonstrates a great deal more restraint than we do. When God revealed to Abraham some things yet to come, He advised him that his descendants would not return to the land for four generations because "the iniquity of the Amorites" was not yet complete. Even though these people were pagans, God continued to demonstrate patience toward them. With Abraham dwelling in their midst (Ge. 13:7), there was always the possibility that individuals, if not the nation as a whole, might turn to the God of Abraham. While man might have brought swift judgment, God graciously gave these people over 400 more years to turn from their idolatry and embrace the living God. The apostle Peter spoke of this same graciousness. He reminded his readers, "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pe 3:9-note). Satan loves to convince us that God’s patience with us has come to an end. He tries to persuade us that we have sinned just one time too often and God has washed His hands of us. But we must reject this lie. While we must not abuse God’s patience, He still stands ready to forgive and receive us back when we repent. Be confident that you can never deplete the patience of God, if your heart is pure and your repentance sincere. The perverseness of man cannot exhaust the patience of God. (Back to the Bible) Genesis 15:16 "Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete." in the (KJV): Ex 12:40 Amorites (KJV): 1Ki 21:26 2Pe 3:8,9 not (KJV): Da 8:23 Zec 5:5-11 Mt 23:32-35 1Th 2:16 See Multiple Resources on Genesis 15 - Commentaries, Sermons, Devotionals Genesis 15:16 Map of the Land Promised by God to Abraham (The Royal Grant to Abraham) Genesis 15:7-21 - Assurance - Steven Cole Genesis 15:7-21 - S Lewis Johnson ISRAEL RETURNS TO THE LAND WHEN AMORITE INIQUITY FULL Then in the fourth generation they will return here: Fulfilled prophecy (Joshua 23:14). We do well to remember that knowledge about the future gives assurance in the present. So let us study the prophecies of the past (study especially the Old Testament), that we might be all that much more assured of those yet to come! Henry