A father of many nations (patera pollwn eqnwn). Quotation from Genesis 17:5 . Only true in the sense of spiritual children as already explained, fat...
Overview - Genesis 17 1?God renews the covenant with Abram, and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9?Circumcision is instit...
Genesis 17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee Who was gracious to make it, faithful to keep it, and immutable in it, though Abram was but...
Overview - Genesis 17 1?God renews the covenant with Abram, and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9?Circumcision is instit...
Overview - Romans 4 1?Abraham's faith was imputed to him for righteousness; 10?before he was circumcised. 13?By faith only he and his seed received th...
Chapter 1717:4 As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a a father of many nations. (a) Not only physical descendants, but of ...
Genesis 17:5 Neither shall thy name be any more called Abram Which signifies an high father, which name he bore for many years before he was the fathe...
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you Whether it will be believed or not, it is certainly fact: before Abraham was, I am; wh...
Romans 4:17 As it is written I have made thee a father of many nations, &c.] The passage referred to, is in ( Genesis 17:4 Genesis 17:5 ) ; which pro...
Chapter 1717:1? And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, an...
Romans 9:8 That is, they which are the children of the flesh This is an explanation of the foregoing verse, and shows, that by the seed of Abraham are...
WAITING FAITH REWARDED AND STRENGTHENED BY NEW REVELATIONS 'And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto h...
Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision Or the sign circumcision, as the Syriac version reads it, and so the Alexandrian copy, and two of...
John Darby commentary for Romans 4Romans Chapter 4In dealing with the Jew, and even in dealing with the question of righteousness, there was, besides...
ROMANS. CHAPTER IV. Abraham Justified While Still a Gentile. SUMMARY.--Abraham not Justified by Works, but by Faith. His Faith Reckoned for Righte...
The Book of GenesisChapter 17Chapter Overview:This chapter contains articles of agreement betwixt the great Jehovah, the father of mercies, and pious ...
Chapter?17This chapter contains articles of agreement covenanted and concluded upon between the great Jehovah, the Father of mercies, on the one part,...
Chapter?4The great gospel doctrine of justification by faith without the works of the law was so very contrary to the notions the Jews had learnt from...
Chapter?26This chapter is a song of holy joy and praise, in which the great things God had engaged, in the foregoing chapter, to do for his people aga...
OF THE MANIFESTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COVENANT OF GRACE. I AM now come to the dawn of grace to fallen man, to the breakings forth and appli...