Genesis 15:6

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 15:1-21

Now after these things ( Genesis 15:1 )That is, after the battle against these kings, after the meeting of Melchizedek, after the refusal of taking the reward and so forth from the king of Sodom.the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward ( Genesis 15:1 )."The word of the LORD", this is the first time this phrase is used in the Bible. It will now be used many, many times over. But always the first usage is always... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 15:1-21

Genesis 15:1. The Word of the Lord the glorious person of the Messiah, the Angel of the covenant, came in his own name, Jehovah, God. He came with the full powers of future ages in his hand; the power to cause nations to descend from two persons, Abraham and Sarah, who were as good as dead. He came in after ages and spake to the prophets, to Moses, to Samuel, and the rest, talking, reasoning, and expostulating with them. He is the WORD made flesh, and so called because he spake to man. The... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 15:5-6

Genesis 15:5-6And 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 righteousnessAbram’s faithThese two verses lie close together on one page of the Bible. They are part 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... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 15:6

Gen 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Ver 6. And he believed. ] When thus the promise was repeated. So needful it is, that the word should be often preached, and the sweet promises of the gospel beaten to the smell; that God’s "name being as an ointment poured out, the virgins may love him," Son 1:3 believe in him, and "rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory." 1Pe 1:8 And he counted it to him for righteousness. ] This imputative... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 15:6

he believed: Romans 4:3-Joshua :, Romans 4:9, Romans 4:20-Lamentations :, Galatians 3:6-2 Chronicles :, Hebrews 11:8, James 2:23 he counted: Psalms 106:31, Romans 4:11, Romans 4:22, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Galatians 3:6 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:10 - ye are this day Deuteronomy 24:13 - shall be Nehemiah 9:8 - foundest Psalms 22:4 - General Romans 3:21 - righteousness Romans 4:10 - not in circumcision Romans 4:18 - So shall Revelation 14:15 - ripe read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.And he believed in the Lord — That is, believed the truth of that promise which God had now made him, resting upon the power, and faithfulness of him that made it: see how the apostle magnifies this faith of Abram, and makes it a standing example, Romans 4:19-21. He was not weak in faith; he staggered not at the promise: he was strong in faith; he was fully persuaded. The Lord work such a faith in every one of us.And he... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 15:6

6. He believed “Hebrews, and he trusted in Jehovah, and he counted it to him righteousness,” or it was counted, (one counted,) so Sept . , followed by Paul in Romans 4:3. A weighty comment of the inspired historian, which unifies the patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations, as shown by Paul in the Epistle to the Romans . He is landless and childless, yet in the word of JEHOVAH, the SELF-EXISTENT, he has land and seed . This special act of trust in God, this signal instance of... read more