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Genesis 18 Commentary

Genesis 18 Commentary The identity of the three visitors is interesting.Verse 1. The LORD appears. The view of the author.Verse 2. The men appear. The view of Abraham.Verse 3. Abraham addresses one of them as his lord. Note the difference. It’s lord and Lord or LORD. And it’s singular, lord and not lords.Verse 5 andContinueContinue reading “Genesis 18 Commentary”

Genesis 17 Commentary

Genesis 17 Commentary Probably because of the events of Chapter 16 (Sarai, Abram, and Hagar), the LORD God adds more meat to the relationship. Abram becomes Abraham and he must walk blamelessly before the LORD. Could it be a subtle reference to his not-so-clean hands in Hagar’s case?The LORD God would be Abraham’s God -ContinueContinue reading “Genesis 17 Commentary”

Genesis 16 Commentary

Genesis 16 Commentary So far, our understanding is that Abram is childless. 15v3. He remains childless until Ishmael of this chapter. We maintain this view until we meet Abram’s other children, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. These came from Abram’s wife Keturah. 25v1. He probably had other sons by his concubines. 25v6. The sinful process withContinueContinue reading “Genesis 16 Commentary”

Genesis 15 Commentary

Genesis 15 Commentary As we observed, the LORD God interacted with Abraham in many different ways. Yesterday, we held a strong opinion that Abram’s encounter with Melchizedek was God’s special visitation. Today, the LORD speaks to Abram in a vision. Now we understand how Abram defeated a combined force of 4 strong kings. God wasContinueContinue reading “Genesis 15 Commentary”

Genesis 14 Commentary

Genesis 14 Commentary Four kings defeat five powerful kings. Naturally, the four kings inherit the lands of the five powerful kings.Then Abram defeats the four kings. He bosses nine kings in total, the four and the five under the four! Emperor Abram? Yes, and why not? But never mind the political capital, think of theContinueContinue reading “Genesis 14 Commentary”

Genesis 13 Commentary

Genesis 13 Commentary “Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.” Verse 2. Could this statement confirm the blessing of greatness? It’s difficult to argue against this observation. Abram is a man of some status! The reader may wish to remember that some of these places existed under different names during the timeContinueContinue reading “Genesis 13 Commentary”

Genesis 12 Commentary

Genesis 12 Commentary Mesopotamia would be the land of the Chaldeans. Abram is scattered from here by the LORD for a special purpose. Acts 7 verses 2 and 4.Adam’s sin saw mankind scattered from Eden. During Noah’s time, the LORD responded to disobedience by annihilating humans except Noah and his three sons. At Babel, mankindContinueContinue reading “Genesis 12 Commentary”

Genesis 11 Commentary

Genesis 11 Commentary Shinar is the equivalent version of the secular and famous Fertile Crescent. Early human civilization flourished here. And from here, humanity spread. The secular world has a way of explaining these events. We call it scattering. Verse 8. Civil strife or internal conflict could be the secular phrase for what we readContinueContinue reading “Genesis 11 Commentary”

Genesis 10 Commentary

Genesis 10 Commentary Rightly called the “Table of Nations” Chapter 10 lists accounts of Noah’s sons. While Chapter 5 gives us a single line from Adam to Noah, Chapter 10 is more generous. We have everyone and everyone else. It’s an attempt to explain where everyone is coming from. Nimrod is the first powerful rulerContinueContinue reading “Genesis 10 Commentary”