5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. …
Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-6)The promise here is introduced with solemnity: “ As for me ,” says the great God, “behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;” as before (Gen. 17:2), I will make my covenant . Note, The covenant of grace is a covenant of God’s own making; this he glories in ( as for me ), and so may we. Now here, I. It is promised to Abraham that he should be a father of m…
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