and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
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And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
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- Genesis 17:7-8 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you. I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”
- 2 Samuel 23:5 Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn’t make it grow.
- Genesis 28:13-15 Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land you lie on to you and to your offspring. Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed. Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
- Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 105:10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for…
Psa 105:10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:
Ver. 10. And confirmed the same, &c.] So God sealeth and sweareth to us again and again, in every sacrament, that all doubts of his love may be taken away, and our hearts lifted up (as Jehoshaphat’s, 2Ch 17:6) in the way of the Lord.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain For a law; either that it might be as…
For a law; either that it might be as firm and irrevocable, as a law; or that it might have the use and force of a law towards God, because God did hereby put himself under an obligation of making it good in regard of his own truth and righteousness.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,....…
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,.... The son of Isaac, and the grandson of Abraham, to whom it was renewed and confirmed, Gen 28:13. It is true of his posterity that go by his name, and even of all the spiritual Israel of God, to whom this covenant is confirmed and made sure: or "caused to stand" (b), as the word is; by the faithfulness of God by his oath annexed to his word, and by the death of his Son: when this is said to be "for a law", the meaning is, not as if this covenant had the nature of a law, as the covenant of works had; indeed one of the articles of it is, that the law of God should be put into the inward part, and written on the heart; but this refers here not to men, but to God; and the sense is, that this covenant has the force of a law with respect to God, who of his condescending grace and goodness has hereby laid himself under obligation to do such and such things; which is marvellous grace indeed.
And to Israel for an everlasting covenant: for being remembered, commanded, repeated, and confirmed by the Lord, it can never be broken; and being well ordered, remains sure, and is as immovable as rocks and mountains, and more so: as it was made with Christ from everlasting, it will continue to be made good to his people to everlasting; and is a just reason for praise; it being the basis of faith and hope; the ground of joy, peace, and comfort here, and of eternal happiness hereafter.
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(b) "stare fecit", Vatablus.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A law - That it might be as firm…
A law - That it might be as firm and irrevocable as a law.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And confirmed the same unto Jacob - literally, “caused…
And confirmed the same unto Jacob - literally, “caused it to stand;” that is, he made it fast or secure. He renewed it, commanding the same things; making the same promises; and pledging himself for its fulfillment in the same manner. Gen 28:10-15.
For a law - For an established or settled ordinance, for a rule by which future things were to be regulated: that is, they would occur according to that promise, and be conformed to it. It was, as it were, a rule which God prescribed for himself in regard to his own future conduct.
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And to Israel ... - Another name for Jacob, Gen 32:28.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. For a law—The covenant of Abraham was the…
10. For a law—The covenant of Abraham was the fundamental law, or charter, of the Hebrew Church and commonwealth, as it is of the gospel. See Luk_1:68-75.
Everlasting covenant—Literally so, as the nature of the subject requires us to understand it, for it contained the germ of gospel promise and doctrine. Gal_3:8; Rom_4:13
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Law . . . covenant.—In Hebrew, chok and…
(10) Law . . . covenant.—In Hebrew, chok and herîth, which here seem to be used as synonyms. (Comp. the use of the former word in Psa_2:7.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law.…
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. (see Gen_28:13) And to Israel; i.e. to Jacob, after he had given him the name of Israel. (see Gen_35:12)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 10. And confirmed the same unto Jacob for…
Ver. 10. And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. Jacob in his wondrous dream (Ge 28:10-15) received a pledge that the Lord's mode of procedure with him would be in accordance with covenant relations: for said Jehovah, "I will not leave thee till I have done that which I have spoken to thee of." Thus, if we may so speak with all reverence, the covenant became a law unto the Lord himself by which he bound himself to act. O matchless condescension, that the most free and sovereign Lord should put himself under covenant bonds to Iris chosen, and make a law for himself, though he is above all law.
And to Israel for an everlasting covenant. When he changed Jacob's name he did not change his covenant, but it is written, "he blessed him there" (Ge 32:29), and it was with the old blessing, according to the unchangeable word of abiding grace.
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Psalms 105:11*
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