He staggered not at the promise of God
There is no reason to stagger at, or hesitate about any of the
promises of God, since they are made by him that cannot lie; his
faithfulness is engaged to perform them; with him all things are
possible; every promise is in Christ, yea and amen, and never did
any fail; and yet so it is, that some of God's children,
through unbelief,
do stagger at the promises of God; thinking either that they are
too great for them, or demur upon them through difficulties which
attend them:
but
so did not Abraham, he
was strong in faith;
nothing moved him, no difficulties discouraged him, he made no
demur upon the promise, nor had the least hesitation in his mind
about the accomplishment of it; but was fully assured that so it
would be, as God had said; and thus he was
giving glory to God;
ascribing to him the glory of his veracity, faithfulness, power,
grace, and goodness, as all such who are strong in faith do; such
persons bring the most glory to God, and are the most comfortable
in their own souls. This phrase, (atwnmyhmb apqttal) , "to be strong" or strengthened,
or strengthen themselves "in faith", is to be met with in Jewish
writings F21, and is particularly used of the
patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; all the tribes of Israel
are not said to be (Mtnwmab
Myqzx) , "strong in their faith"; only the tribe of Levi,
when Moses stood in the gate and said, "who is on the Lord's
side, let him come unto me", ( Exodus 32:26
) : whoever is (wtnwmab
qzx) , "strong in his faith" F23; and there were none in
all Israel but the tribe of Levi, who were "strong in their
faith".