Genesis 15:6

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

This is the account of the fourth direct appearance of Jehovah to Abram and evidently it had direct connection with what had immediately preceded. Abram had passed through two conflicts, the first with kings, the second with the suggestion of enrichment from the treasury of Sodom. In both he had been victorious. Now the divine voice declared, first, "I am thy shield," reminding him of how his victory over the kings had been obtained; while the second word, "I am . . . thy exceeding great... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 15:1-18

God's Covenant with Abram Genesis 15:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The dependency of God. When men make a covenant they may break their covenant. God's covenants are certified. God covenanted with Noah that there should never be another deluge. He placed His bow in the clouds as His pledge. Millenniums have passed and that covenant has never been broken. God made His covenant to Abram that he should become a great nation and that all the earth should be blessed in him. That covenant has been... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 15:5-6

RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH‘And 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. And he believed in the Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness.’ Genesis 15:5-Joshua : These two verses lie close together on one page of the Bible. They are part of a brief story of a brief event in one human life. Yet, as we read them, they seem to separate from each other, and to stand very far... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:6

‘And he believed in Yahweh, and he counted it to him for righteousness.’ What a remarkable verse is this, for it is the heart of the Gospel. As Abram looks at the multiplicity of stars he believes, not in the stars, but in the faithfulness and goodness of Yahweh. All his disappointment and bitterness melts away for Yahweh has promised and He is faithful. And Yahweh sees his believing heart and accounts it to him as righteousness, as the fulfilment of all that was required of him in the covenant... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:1-6

Genesis 15:1-Joshua : . From some unnamed cause Abraham is afraid; Yahweh encourages him in a vision with the assurance of Divine protection; some deed is deemed worthy of the promise, “ thy reward shall be exceeding great” ( mg.) . “ But what reward,” he answers, “ O Lord Yahweh, wilt thou give that can be of value to me? since I go hence ( mg.) childless, and my heir is a home-born slave.” To die without a child was to have one’ s name rooted out on earth. In Sheol there was continuance of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:1-21

Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham.— In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources, one connecting Abraham with Hebron, the other with Beersheba and the Negeb. The former associates Abraham with Lot. (For details, see ICC.) On the interpretation to be placed on the figures of Abraham and the patriarchs, see the Introduction. The interest, which has hitherto been diffused... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 15:6

He believed in the Lord, i.e. he was fully persuaded that God was able to fulfil, and would certainly fulfil, the promise made to him concerning a child, and especially concerning the Messias, who should come out of his loins by that child, and that both himself and all people should be justified and blessed in and through him. He counted it to him, or reckoned, or imputed, as this word is translated, Romans 4:10,Romans 4:22, for righteousness, i.e. for a righteous and worthy action, as Psalms... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 15:1-6

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 15:1. The word of the Lord came to Abram.] Heb. There was a word of Jehovah to Abram. The force of the expression is, that the word efficaciously was; was made to be. This is the first instance in which the phrase, “word of the Lord “is applied to a Divine communication. Vision. Chal. In a prophecy. Prophets from the earliest times were called “seers.” (1 Samuel 9:9., 2 Samuel 24:11.) I am thy shield. The personal pronoun is emphatic. Thy exceeding great reward. The LXX... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:5-6

Genesis 15:5-6 These two verses lie close together on one page of the Bible. They are part of a brief story of a brief event in one human life. Yet, as we read them, they seem to separate from each other, and to stand very far apart. The fifth verse is altogether of the past. It shows us the tent of the patriarch gleaming white in the clear starlight of the Eastern night. We learn with Abraham to look up and believe and be at rest. The sixth verse suggests thoughts of the nearer present. From... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Genesis 15:6

Justification by Faith Illustrated by Abram's Righteousness A Sermon Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, December 6th, 1868, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Newington "And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:6 . YOU will remember that last Lord's-day morning we spoke upon the calling of Abram, and the faith by which he was enabled to enter upon that separated life at the bidding of the Most High. We shall today pass from the consideration of his calling to... read more

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