Genesis 15:11 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹¹And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Genesis 15:11 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 13:4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Psalms 119:13
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Ezekiel 17:3
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:
Ezekiel 17:7
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.

Topics

Abraham Condescension of God Contracts Covenant Generals, Distinguished God Leadership Oath

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…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 11)

9-21. Take me an heifer, &c.--On occasions of great importance, when two or more parties join in a compact, they either observe precisely the same rites as Abram did, or, where they do not, they invoke the lamp as their witness. According to these ideas, which have been from time immemorial engraven on the minds of Eastern people, the Lord Himself condescended to enter into covenant with Abram. Th…