創世記 17:3

3 亞 伯 蘭 俯 伏 在 地 ； 　 神 又 對 他 說 ：

創世記 17:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 17:3

And Abram fell on his face
At the sight of so glorious a Person that appeared to him, and in reverence of his majesty, and as sensible of his unworthiness of such a visit, and of having such favours bestowed upon him; and not because he was not as yet circumcised, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it; and so other Jewish ^F6 writers observe, that before he was circumcised he fell, when God spoke to him, but afterwards he sat and stood, ( Genesis 18:1 ) ; but it may be observed, that not only uncircumcised persons, as Balaam, ( Numbers 22:31 ) , in whom Jarchi instances, but circumcised ones, as Ezekiel, ( Ezekiel 1:28 ) , Joshua, ( Joshua 5:14 ) , and others, have fallen on their faces at a divine appearance:

and God talked with him;
after he was raised up, and was strengthened and encouraged to stand up before God, and hear what he had to say to him; for after this we read of his falling on his face again, ( Genesis 17:17 ) ; which shows that he had been erect, after he first fell on his face: saying; as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Jarchi in loc. Pirke Eliezer, ut supra. (c. 29.)

創世記 17:3 In-Context

1 亞 伯 蘭 年 九 十 九 歲 的 時 候 ， 耶 和 華 向 他 顯 現 ， 對 他 說 ： 我 是 全 能 的 神 。 你 當 在 我 面 前 作 完 全 人 ，

2 我 就 與 你 立 約 ， 使 你 的 後 裔 極 其 繁 多 。

3 亞 伯 蘭 俯 伏 在 地 ； 　 神 又 對 他 說 ：

4 我 與 你 立 約 ： 你 要 作 多 國 的 父 。

5 從 此 以 後 ， 你 的 名 不 再 叫 亞 伯 蘭 ， 要 叫 亞 伯 拉 罕 ， 因 為 我 已 立 你 作 多 國 的 父 。