 | George Burder, Joseph Hughes - 1833 - 1134 pages
...and tell the stars, *if thou be able to number them. And he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 n of Israel is come unto me : and I have also seen the oppression wherewith 0.1. U.56.5. Acul.S. /Prov.29.ill. g с. П. 16. A Deut. 1. 10. Heb. 11. IS. i Rom. 4. 18. j Horn.... | |
 | Gary K. Kirschbaum - 2004 - 114 pages
...now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness," The first thing the Lord said to him is "Abraham Fear Not, I am your shield and your exceeding great... | |
 | James Hastings - 2004 - 760 pages
...dwell,' for He has been already extolled in v.2** as the ally of Shem. The same phenomenon appears in 'And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness' (156). There are not a few instances of this rapid change of subjects (cf. Stilistik, p. 257 f.), seeing... | |
 | John Phillips - 2004 - 232 pages
...The Lord showed him the stars of heaven. "So shall thy seed be," He said, pointing him to the sky. "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Gen. 15:6). It was when he put his faith and his trust in what God had to say about the coming "Seed"... | |
 | John Talbot - 2005 - 48 pages
...unconditionally. I believe God and it is accounted to me as righteousness (Gen 15:6; Rom 4:22-25): And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. - Gen 15:6 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake... | |
 | Raymond Barber - 2004 - 368 pages
...childbearing. But when God assured him that his heir (Isaac) would come out of his loins, the Scripture says, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Gen. 15:6). What faith, what stamina, what courage Abraham displayed at this very trying time in his... | |
 | James D. Hacker - 2004 - 234 pages
...the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Genesis 15:6 - And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 15:1-6 is one of the classic passages in the entire Bible. It underlines the argument of the... | |
 | Eric M. Hill - 2004 - 260 pages
...ceremonial laws. Indeed, after God had given him these great promises, it is written in Genesis 15:6: "And he believed in the Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness." That was the critical key that was missing from the typical Jew's understanding of salvation. They... | |
 | C. E. B. Cranfield - 1975 - 484 pages
...God who is represented as speaking] merits' that I should divide the sea for them, as it is written: "And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness"'. Subsequently this understanding of the verse was generally accepted in Rabbinic Judaism. Typical is... | |
 | C. E. B. Cranfield - 2004 - 488 pages
...God who is represented as speaking] merits1 that I should divide the sea for them, as it is written: "And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness"'. Subsequently this understanding of the verse was generally accepted in Rabbinic Judaism. Typical is... | |
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And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 
