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5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Genesis 15:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 2-6)We have here the assurance given to Abram of a numerous offspring which should descend from him, in which observe, I. Abram’s repeated complaint, Gen. 15:2 , 3 . This was that which gave occasion to this promise. The great affliction that sat heavy upon Abram was the want of a child; and the complaint of this he here pours out before the Lord, and shows before him his trouble , Ps. 142:2. Note, Th...
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