Génesis 15:1-4

1 Después de estas cosas la palabra del SEÑOR vino a Abram en visión, diciendo: No temas, Abram, yo soy un escudo para ti; tu recompensa será muy grande.

2 Y Abram dijo: Oh Señor DIOS, ¿qué me darás, puesto que yo estoy sin hijos, y el heredero de mi casa es Eliezer de Damasco?

3 Dijo además Abram: He aquí, no me has dado descendencia, y uno nacido en mi casa es mi heredero.

4 Pero he aquí que la palabra del SEÑOR vino a él, diciendo: Tu heredero no será éste, sino uno que saldrá de tus entrañas, él será tu heredero.

Génesis 15:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 15

This chapter informs us of a gracious appearance of God to Abram, and of a kind promise made unto him, Ge 15:1; of Abram's request for an heir, Ge 15:2,3; of an answer to it, that he should have one, and even a numberless seed, Ge 15:4,5; which he gave credit to, Ge 15:6; upon which he has a fresh promise of the land of Canaan, Ge 15:7; of his inheriting of which he desires a sign, and this was given him, Ge 15:8-12; and at the same time it was predicted to him how long his posterity should be afflicted in a land not theirs, and afterwards come out with great substance, Ge 15:13-16; and the grant of the land of Canaan to his seed is renewed, Ge 15:17-21.