Chuàngshìjì 15:1-4

1 Zhè shì yǐhòu , Yēhéhuá zaì yìxiàng zhòng yǒu huà duì Yàbólán shuō , Yàbólán , nǐ búyào jùpà , wǒ shì nǐde dùnpái , bì dàdà dì shǎngcì nǐ .

2 Yàbólán shuō , zhǔ Yēhéhuá a , wǒ jì wú zǐ , nǐ hái cì wǒ shénme ne , bìngqiĕ yào chéngshòu wǒ jiāyè de shì Dàmǎsè rén Yǐlìyǐxiè .

3 Yàbólán yòu shuō , nǐ méiyǒu gĕi wǒ érzi . nà shēng zaì wǒ jia zhòng de rén jiù shì wǒde hòusì .

4 Yēhéhuá yòu yǒu huà duì tā shuō , zhè rén bì bú chéngwéi nǐde hòusì . nǐ bĕn shēn suǒ shēng de cái chéngwéi nǐde hòusì .

Chuàngshìjì 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.