1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Here is, I. The time when God made Abram this gracious visit: When he was ninety-nine years old , full thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael. 1. So long, it should seem, God’s extraordinary appearances to Abram were intermitted; and all the communion he had with God was only in the usual was of ordinances and providences. Note, There are some special comforts which are not the daily bread, no,…
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