15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-18)We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Abram, to confirm the promise to him and his. Observe, I. When it was that God renewed and ratified the promise: After that Lot was separated from him , that is, 1. After the quarrel was over; for those are best prepared for the visits of divine grace whose spirits are calm and sedate, and not ruffled with any passion. 2. After Abram’s…
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