11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
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And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-11)We have here the assurance given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. I. God declares his purpose concerning it, Gen. 15:7. Observe here, Abram made no complaint in this matter, as he had done for the want of a child. Note, Those that are sure of an interest in the promised seed will see no reason to doubt of a title to the promised land. If Christ is ours, heaven is ours. Observe ag…
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