8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. …
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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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