Answer the following questions in your scripture study journal. Then i will do for abraham all that i have promised. This is the covenant that you are to honor, the covenant that pulls in all your descendants. These are all of the chapters of the book of genesis. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. Genesis beginning, becoming is the book of beginnings. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. They are the personal study of notes of a very good doctor friend of mine. This chapter treats of a covenant made with abram, sometimes called the covenant of circumcision, the time when god appeared to him, and promised to make it, and did, genesis 17.
And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 18 king james version kjv 18 and the lord appeared unto him in the plains of mamre. Online english bible provide online word index search. You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation. Verse 17 from a human standpoint abraham and sarah having a child in their old age was laughable, but with jehovah god all things are possible. The book of genesis, the first book of the hebrew bible and the old testament, is an account of. This 87 part expository study of genesis was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 19951997. Online english bible 1 book, chapter genesis, verse 18. Try studying the footnotes for several verses or a chapter as you read your. One of the most influential names in human history is that of abrahama man whom judaism, christianity, and islam all claim as a patriarch. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of genesis in the bible new international version. And i will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. However, to this point in the bible, that name has not been used. As we approach the passage, let us think of ourselves as abram did.
It contains the seed for all the dealings of god with this world, the principles of the relationships of god with man, and in type anticipates all future revelations of god. In verse 6 of genesis 15, the bible tells us that abraham believed god regarding his promise. Genesis 18, new living translation nlt the bible app. Genesis 17 new international version niv the covenant of circumcision 17 when abram was ninetynine years old, the lord appeared to him and said, i am god almighty a. Verses of genesis chapter 17 king james bible verse.
Invite students to open their class notebooks or scripture study journals to the page. English phonetic writing keypad for english search. Genesis bible book with full chapters king james version. Leviticus 18 deals with a number of sexual activities considered abominable, including incest, bestiality and lying with a man as with a woman. And when abram was ninety years old and nine, the lord appeared to abram, and said unto him, i am the almighty god.
The next two chapters fall under the title of working on gods timing. I answer, that this admiration, which did not obstruct the course of gods power, was not contrary to faith. The covenant of circumcision 17 when abram was ninetynine years old, the lord appeared to him and said, i am god almighty a. And abraham said to god, oh that ishmael might live before you. I would like to know in genesis chapter 17 verse 12 had to be. I will always be your god and the god of your descendants after you. God createth heaven and earth, and all things therein, in six days. And when abram was ninetynine years old full thirteen years after the birth of ishmael. Here in genesis 18, god appears to abraham in the plains of mamre where abraham saw three men standing with the lord once abraham recognized who the men were, he ran to pay respect and bow towards the lord god, who was among the men abraham prays for the lord to sup or dine with the him and his family. In fact, in chapter 17, we get to the part where abram actually gets renamed abraham by god. God spoke to him as follows, 4 for my part, this is my covenant with you.
And abraham said unto god being told he should have a son by sarah, that should be his heir, he is concerned for ishmael what would become of him. Holy bible, new living translation 1996, 2004, 2007, 2015 by tyndale house foundation. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see s ministry. This verse by verse bible study on genesis is an inductive verse by verse study with extensive reflections, teaching points, crossreferences, and applications. Seeing that abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground. And therefore he is not reprehended for laughing, as sarah is in the next chapter genesis 18. It said he will be the father of many nations, not all nations. Genesis chapter 18 bible study verse by verse for small. Genesis 17 commentary john gills exposition on the. If abraham be the father of all nations why arent we all jews.
Since the time abraham left his fathers house at age 75, to the time of this covenant promise in genesis chapter 17 when abraham is the age of 99, abraham believed god. Genesis 17, new international version niv the bible app. The lord commands that he walk before god perfectly. God promises abram hed become a father of nations and changes his name. This he speaks, not as desiring that ishmael might be preferred before the son he should have by sarah. Thirteen years after the birth of ishmael the son of abram, god appears to abram. The ancestral history chapters 1250 tells of the prehistory of israel, gods. Genesis 1718 niv the covenant of circumcision when bible. The primeval history sets out the authors concepts of the nature of the deity and of humankinds relationship with. In genesis 17 we learn about further promises and responsibilities the lord revealed.
Genesis chapter 17 verse by verse bible commentary. Genesis describes the creation of the world, the fall of the first men into sin and its consequences, but not. Genesis chapter 16 and 17 receive bible study notes by. Genesis 17 niv the covenant of circumcision when bible. It is part of the holiness code leviticus 1726 and its sexual prohibitions are largely paralleled by leviticus 20, except that chapter has more emphasis.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of genesis in the bible king james version. English bible online provide search provision for all bible words in english language itself. Live in my presence, be perfect, 2 and i shall grant a covenant between myself and you, and make you very numerous. Book of exodus chapter 282 bible illustrations by sweet media. Genesis 17 american standard version books of the bible. Genesis with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Much of what is said in chapter 17 was new and exciting to abraham. I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
The book of genesis, the first book of the hebrew bible and the old testament, is an account of the creation of the world and the origins of the jewish people it is divisible into two parts, the primeval history chapters 111 and the ancestral history chapters 1250. Genesis 17, new living translation nlt the bible app. Circumcise by cutting off the foreskin of the penis. Noah builds the ark 17 and behold, i will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life.
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