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Themes in Genesis 15

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Themes in Genesis 15

Genesis 15:1 (show verse)

After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A shield
God » Remember » Shield
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Shield
Protection » Exemplified » Abraham
divine Protector » A shield
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
Visions » Often accompanied by » An audible voice from heaven
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To abraham

Genesis 15:2 (show verse)

And Abram answered, "LORD Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? I go childless, and the cater of mine house, this Eliezer of Damascus, hath a son."

Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Damascus » An ancient city
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Eliezer » Abraham's servant
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:3 (show verse)

And Abram said, "See, to me hast thou given no seed: lo, a lad born in my house shall be mine heir!"

Adoption » Adoption of children
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Adoption of
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Heirs » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:4 (show verse)

And behold, the word of the LORD spake unto Abram saying, "He shall not be thine heir, but one that shall come out of thine own body shall be thine heir."

Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Children of, not heirs
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:5 (show verse)

And he brought him out at the doors and said, "Look up unto heaven and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them." And said unto him, "Even so shall thy seed be."

Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Prophecies » Multitudes
Sciences » Arithmetic
Stars » Infinite in number
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:6 (show verse)

And Abram believed the LORD, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Abraham » Faith of
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Justification » By faith
Justification before God » Exemplified » Abraham
Righteousness » Death of seed of » Secured by faith
Righteousness » By faith
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:7 (show verse)

And he said unto him, "I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur in Chaldea to give thee this land to possess it."

Abraham » Canaan given to
Chaldea » Abraham a native of
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Land » Original title to, from God
Ur » Abraham's native place » Abraham leaves
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:8 (show verse)

And he said, "LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall possess it?"

Abraham » Canaan given to
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Faith » Instances of » Believing the promise of many descendants
Faithlessness » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Infidelity » Doubters » Abraham, as to the inheritance of canaan
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:9 (show verse)

And he said unto him, "Take a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a three year old ram, a turtle dove and a young pigeon."

Abraham » Canaan given to
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
turtle Dove » Sacrificial uses of
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Goat » As a sacrifice by abraham
Goat » Offered in sacrifice
Oxen » Includes the » Heifer
Pigeon » Used as sacrifice
Pigeons » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Red heifer » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:10 (show verse)

And he took all these and divided them in the midst, and laid every piece, one over against another. But the fowls divided he not.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:11 (show verse)

And the birds fell on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Symbols and similitudes » Sacrificial animals
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:12 (show verse)

And when the sun was down, there fell a slumber upon Abram. And lo, fear and great darkness came upon him.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Degrees of, mentioned » Great
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

And he said unto Abram, "Know this of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that pertaineth not unto them. And they shall make bondmen of them and entreat them evil, four hundred years.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Time » Computed by » Years
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:14 (show verse)

But the nation whom they shall serve, will I judge. And afterward shall they come out with great substance.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » Prophecies against
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Judgments » Inflicted upon » Nations
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:15 (show verse)

Nevertheless, thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried when thou art of a good age:

Abraham » Canaan given to
Abraham » death
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Going to thy fathers
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Promised to abraham
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » General references to
Old age » General references to » Promised to abraham
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:16 (show verse)

and in the fourth generation they shall come hither again, for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full."

Abraham » Canaan given to
Amorites » Wickedness of
the Amorites » Character of » Profane and wicked
the Amorites » Forbearance of God towards
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Evil » Social in the church » Fulness
Fulness » Evil
Holy land » Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
Life » Lessons of » Probation, a
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Probation » Amorites
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:17 (show verse)

When the sun was down and it was waxed dark, behold, there was a smoking furnace and a fire brand that went between the said pieces.

Abraham » Canaan given to
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Darkness » Caused by the setting of the sun
Fire » Miracles connected with » Miraculously descends upon, and consumes, abraham's sacrifice
Fire » A symbol » Of God's presence
Lamp » Miraculously appeared at abraham's sacrifice
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
Lamps » Described as » Burning
Miracles » Catalogue of » The fire on abraham's sacrifice
Offerings » Burnt » Offered daily, morning and evening
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants

Genesis 15:18 (show verse)

And that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt, even unto the great river Euphrates:

Abraham » Canaan given to
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Canaan » Land of » Extent of » According to the promise
Canaanites » Territory of
Canaanites » Given to the israelites
the Canaanites » Abraham » Was promised , for inheritance
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Egypt » River, or brook (rv), of: perhaps identical with sihor, which see [sihorâ†’] » A small stream flowing into the mediterranean sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of israel
Euphrates » The eastern limit of the kingdom of israel
Euphrates, the » Extreme eastern boundary of the promised land
Euphrates, the » Called » The great river
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
Holy land » Extent of » As promised
Jews, the » Promises respecting made to » Abraham
Rivers » Some of » Great and mighty
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Of egypt

Genesis 15:19 (show verse)

the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

Abraham » Canaan given to
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Kenites » A canaanitish tribe or nation
Kenites » A canaanite tribe » Given » To abraham
Kenites, the » Originally a people of canaan
Kenizzites » An edomite tribe whose land was promised to abraham

Genesis 15:20 (show verse)

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Giants,

Abraham » Canaan given to
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Hittites » Land of, promised to israel
Perizzites » Territory of, given to abraham
Rephaim » An ancient people of palestine, of great stature

Genesis 15:21 (show verse)

the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites."

Abraham » Canaan given to
Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
the Amorites » One of the seven nations of canaan
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
Girgashites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants
Jebusites » Land of, given to abraham and his descendants