the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
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the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
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Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
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The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
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Passages linked to Psalms 105:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 17:2 I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”
- Genesis 22:16-18 and said, “ ‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies. All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”
- Genesis 26:3 Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
- Hebrews 6:17 In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,
- Acts 7:8 He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
- Galatians 3:17 Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.
- Genesis 12:7 Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 28:13 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.
- Genesis 35:11 God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.
- Nehemiah 9:8 found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his offspring, and have performed your words; for you are righteous.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain As Abraham was the first who was called when…
As Abraham was the first who was called when he was mingled with idolaters, the prophet begins with him. He, however, afterwards declares that the covenant was also confirmed in the hand of his son and his son’s son. God then deposited his covenant with Abraham, and by solemn oath engaged to be the God of his seed. But to give greater assurance of the truth of his promise, he was graciously pleased to renew it to Isaac and Jacob. The effect of such an extension of it is, that his faithfulness takes deeper hold on the hearts of men; and, besides, his grace, when it is thus testified on frequent recurring occasions, becomes better known and more illustrious among men. Accordingly, it is here declared by gradation how steadfast and immovable this covenant is; for what is affirmed concerning each of the patriarchs belongs equally to them all. It is said that God swore to Isaac. But had he not sworn to Abraham before? Undoubtedly he had. It is also said that it was established to Jacob for a law, and for an everlasting covenant Does this mean that the covenant was previously only temporal and transitory, and that then it had changed its nature? Such an idea is altogether at variance with the meaning of the sacred writer. By these different forms of expression he asserts that the covenant was fully and perfectly confirmed, so that, if perhaps the calling was obscure in one man, it might be more evident, by God’s having transmitted the testimony of it to posterity; for by this means the truth of it was the better manifested. Here again we must remember that God with great kindness considers our weakness when, both by his oath, and by frequently repeating his word, he ratifies what he has once promised to us. Our ingratitude then appears the fouler in disbelieving him when he not only speaks but also swears.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The promise which God made to Abraham to be…
The promise which God made to Abraham to be his God, and the God of his seed after him, he renewed and repeated it again to his seed after him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 105:9 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and…
Psa 105:9 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Ver. 9. Which covenant he made with Abraham, &c.] Whom he found an idolater, Jos 24:2. He justified the ungodly, Rom 4:5.
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And his oath] "That by two immutable things," &c., Heb 6:18
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Wherewith he ratified the covenant with Isaac, Gen 26:3.
Wherewith he ratified the covenant with Isaac, Gen 26:3.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Which covenant he made with Abraham,.... Or made it…
Which covenant he made with Abraham,.... Or made it known unto him, and showed him his particular interest in it; promised that he would be his God, that he would bless him; and that in his seed, the Messiah, that should spring from him, all nations of the earth should be blessed, Gen 12:2, compare with this Luk 1:72.
And his oath unto Isaac: he made known to Isaac the oath which he swore to Abraham, and promised to perform it, Gen 26:3, or concerning Isaac (a); in whom his seed was to be called, and in whose line from him the Messiah was to come, the grand article of this covenant.
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(a) de Isahac, Vatablus.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Oath - Wherewith he ratified the covenant with Isaac,…
Oath - Wherewith he ratified the covenant with Isaac, Gen. xxvi, 3.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Which covenant he made with Abraham - Which he…
Which covenant he made with Abraham - Which he “ratified” with Abraham. Literally, “which he cut with Abraham.” Gen 17:2-14. Compare the notes at Psa 50:5.
And his oath unto Isaac - Confirming the promise made to Abraham. See Gen 26:2-5.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Oath—See Gen_22:16; Heb_6:13-18; Deu_29:12
9. Oath—See Gen_22:16; Heb_6:13-18; Deu_29:12
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9, 10. For the covenant with Abraham see Gen_17:2…
9, 10. For the covenant with Abraham see Gen_17:2 ff; Gen_15:18; and cp. the promises, Gen_12:7; Gen_13:14 ff. The oath sworn to Abraham (Gen_22:16) was confirmed to Isaac (Gen_26:3), and to Jacob at Bethel when he was on his way to Paddan-aram (Gen_28:13 ff.), and again in the same place on his return, after his name had been changed to Israel (Psa_35:9 ff.). The promise made to Abraham was renewed to Isaac and Jacob, because in their persons it was limited to a particular branch of Abraham’s descendants.
for a law] For a statute, or, decree, as in Psa_2:7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Made.—Literally, cut; the usual word for making a…
(9) Made.—Literally, cut; the usual word for making a covenant (icere fœdus). The word is therefore here a synonym for “league,” as in Hag_2:5.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Which covenant he made with Abraham. (see Gen_15:18) A…
Which covenant he made with Abraham. (see Gen_15:18) A promise was given even earlier; (Gen_12:14, Gen_12:15) but it is not spoken of as a "covenant." And his oath unto Isaac . The "oath" was originally sworn to Abraham; (Gen_22:16) but a further promise to "perform the oath" was given to Isaac. (Gen_26:3)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 9. Which covenant he made with Abraham. When…
Ver. 9. Which covenant he made with Abraham. When the victims were divided and the burning lamp passed between the pieces (Gen. 15.) then the Lord made, or ratified, the covenant with the patriarch. This was a solemn deed, performed not without blood, and the cutting in pieces of the sacrifice; it points us to the greater covenant which in Christ Jesus is signed, sealed, and ratified, that it may stand fast for ever and ever.
And his oath unto Isaac. Isaac did not in vision see the solemn making of the covenant, but the Lord renewed unto him his oath (Ge 26:2-5). This was enough for him, and must have established his faith in the Most High. We have the privilege of seeing in our Lord Jesus both the sacrificial seal, and the eternal oath of God, by which every promise of the covenant is made yea and amen to all the chosen seed.
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Ver. 9. The making, swearing, and confirming of the covenant. See our comment on these verses with the passages referred to.
Psalms 105:10*
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He calls to mind
He calls to mind
The phrase "call to mind" means to remember something. AT: "he remembers" (See: Idiom)
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the covenant that he made with Abraham ... his oath to Isaac
Both of these phrases "the covenant" and "the oath" refer to the same promise that Yahweh made to his people. (See: Parallelism)
his oath to Isaac
The words "that he made" are undestood from the previous phrase. They can be repeated. AT: "his oath that he made to Isaac" or "his oath that he gave to Isaac" (See: Ellipsis)
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oath
Isaac
confirm
statute
Jacob
Israel
eternity
Canaan
inherit
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