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Genesis 17:7
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And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
And I will make an agreement between me and you and all your descendants from now on: I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.
I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
and Y schal make my couenaunt bitwixe me and thee, and bitwixe thi seed after thee, in her generaciouns, bi euerlastynge bond of pees, that Y be thi God, and of thi seed after thee;
`And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee;
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.
(vii) "I am establishing my covenant between me and you, along with your descendants after you, generation after generation, as an everlasting covenant, to be God for you and for your descendants after you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Moreouer I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, & thy seede after thee, in their generations, by an euerlasting couenaut, yt I may be God vnto thee, and to thy seede after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will prepare an agreement between me and you. This agreement will also be for all your descendants. It will continue forever. I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.
And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
And I will establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee, in their generations for an euerlasting couenant, to bee a God vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
I will make My agreement between Me and you and your children after you through their whole lives for all time. I will be God to you and to your children's children after you.
I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
And I will confirm my covenant betwixt me and thee and thy seed after thee to their generations for an age-abiding covenant, - to become to thee a God, and to thy seed after thee;
Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, and I will be God to you and to your descendants after you.
"I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.
And I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and your seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Morouer I wil make my couenaut betwene me and the, and thy sede after the thorow out their posterities, that it maye be an euerlastinge couenaunt, so that I wyll be the God of the, and of thy sede after the.
"I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.
"I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
"I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your seed after you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
And I: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 26:24, Exodus 6:4, Psalms 105:8-11, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:54, Luke 1:55, Luke 1:72-75, Romans 9:4, Romans 9:8, Romans 9:9, Galatians 3:17, Ephesians 2:2
God: Genesis 26:24, Genesis 28:13, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 3:15, Leviticus 26:12, Psalms 81:10, Ezekiel 28:26, Matthew 22:32, Hebrews 8:10, Hebrews 11:16
and to: Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Mark 10:14, Acts 2:39, Romans 9:7-9
Reciprocal: Genesis 6:18 - establish Genesis 9:9 - General Genesis 13:15 - General Genesis 24:12 - O Lord Genesis 31:53 - God of Abraham Genesis 32:9 - O God Exodus 2:24 - remembered Exodus 6:7 - will take Exodus 13:5 - sware Exodus 15:2 - my God Exodus 20:2 - the Lord Leviticus 18:2 - General Leviticus 23:21 - a statute Leviticus 26:9 - make you Leviticus 26:45 - for their Deuteronomy 1:8 - which Deuteronomy 5:3 - General Deuteronomy 7:9 - which keepeth Deuteronomy 28:9 - establish Deuteronomy 29:13 - he may be Judges 2:1 - I will never 1 Samuel 12:12 - when the Lord 1 Samuel 14:6 - uncircumcised 2 Samuel 7:24 - confirmed 2 Kings 13:23 - because of his covenant 1 Chronicles 16:4 - the Lord God 1 Chronicles 16:13 - ye seed 1 Chronicles 16:17 - an everlasting 1 Chronicles 17:22 - thy people 2 Chronicles 20:7 - our God Nehemiah 9:8 - madest Psalms 25:13 - his seed Psalms 37:25 - nor his seed Psalms 47:9 - the God Psalms 67:6 - our own Psalms 74:20 - Have Psalms 91:2 - my God Psalms 105:7 - the Lord Psalms 105:10 - an everlasting Psalms 112:2 - General Psalms 115:14 - you Proverbs 11:21 - the seed Proverbs 13:22 - leaveth Proverbs 20:7 - his children Isaiah 44:1 - O Jacob Isaiah 44:7 - since Isaiah 55:3 - and I will Isaiah 61:8 - I will make Isaiah 63:8 - Surely Isaiah 65:23 - for Jeremiah 31:1 - will Jeremiah 31:33 - and will Jeremiah 32:22 - which Jeremiah 32:38 - General Jeremiah 32:39 - for the Jeremiah 32:40 - I will make Jeremiah 50:5 - in a Ezekiel 14:11 - that they Ezekiel 16:20 - thy sons Ezekiel 37:23 - they be Ezekiel 37:26 - I will make Habakkuk 3:9 - according Matthew 19:14 - Suffer Mark 12:26 - I am Luke 1:50 - General Luke 20:37 - when John 20:17 - your God Acts 11:14 - all Acts 13:17 - God Acts 16:31 - and thy Romans 3:29 - General Romans 11:16 - and if 2 Corinthians 6:16 - I will be Galatians 3:16 - to Galatians 4:7 - heir Ephesians 2:12 - the covenants Revelation 21:3 - they shall
Cross-References
On the same day the LORD made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
"No longer shall your name be Abram (exalted father), But your name shall be Abraham (father of a multitude); For I will make you the father of many nations.
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
"I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
"I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession [of property]; and I will be their God."
Further, God said to Abraham, "As for you [your part of the agreement], you shall keep and faithfully obey [the terms of] My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
"And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be the sign (symbol, memorial) of the covenant between Me and you.
"I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"
And behold, the LORD stood above and around him and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your [father's] father and the God of Isaac; I will give to you and to your descendants the land [of promise] on which you are lying.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee,.... Not only renew it, but confirm it by the following token of circumcision:
and thy seed after thee, in their generation; such blessings in it as belonged to his natural seed, as such he confirmed to them, to be enjoyed by them in successive ages; and such as belonged to his spiritual seed, to them also, as they should be raised up in future times in one place and another:
for an everlasting covenant; to his natural seed, as long as they should continue in the true worship of God; and in their own land; or until the Messiah came, in whom the covenant of circumcision had its accomplishment, and was at an end; and to all his spiritual seed, with respect to the spiritual blessings of it, which are everlasting, and are never taken away, or become void;
to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee; to his natural seed, as the God of nature and providence, communicating the good things of life unto them; protecting, preserving, and continuing them in the land he gave them, and in the possessive of all the good things in it, so long as they were obedient to him as their King and their God; and to his spiritual seed, as the God of all grace, supplying them with grace here, and bestowing upon them glory hereafter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- The Sealing of the Covenant
1. ש××× shaday, Shaddai, âIrresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.â ש××× shaÌdad âbe strong, destroy.â This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job.
5. ××ר×× 'abraÌhaÌm, Abraham, from ×××¨× 'abraÌm âhigh-father,â and ×× haÌm the radical part of ×××× haÌmoÌn a âmultitude,â is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation ××ר×× 'abraÌhaÌm, âfather of a multitude.â The root ר×× rhm is a variation of ר×× rvm; affording, however, a link of connection in sound and sense with the root ××× haÌmaÌh âhum, be tumultuous,â from which comes ×××× haÌmoÌn a âmultitude.â The confluence of the biliterals ×¨× rm and ×× hm yields the triliteral ר×× rhm occurring in Arabic, though not elsewhere in our written Hebrew. The law of formation here noticed is interesting and real, though ר×× rhm may not have been an actual result of it.
11. × ×××ª× nemaltem formed from × ×× naÌmal, âcircumcised.â ××Ö¼× muÌl âcut, circumcise.â
15. ש××¨× sÌaÌraÌh Sarah, âprincess.â
19. ×צ×ק yıÌtschaÌq Jitschaq, âlaughing.â
The present form of the covenant is not identical with the former. That referred chiefly to the land; this chiefly to the seed. That dwelt much on temporal things; this rises to spiritual things. That specifies only Abram; this mentions both Abram and Sarai. At the former period God formally entered into covenant with Abram ×ר×ת ×רת kaÌrat berıÌyt, Genesis 15:18); at present he takes the first step in the fufillment of the covenant ×ר×ת × ×ª× naÌtan berıÌyt, seals it with a token and a perpetual ordinance, and gives Abram and Sarai new names in token of a new nature. There was an interval of fourteen years at least between the ratification of the covenant and the preparation for the fulfillment of its conditions, during which Abrahamâs faith had time to unfold.
Genesis 17:1-8
The covenant in its spiritual aspect. âThe Lord,â the Author of existence and performance. âGod Almighty,â El Shaddai. âEl,â the Lasting, Eternal, Absolute. âShaddai,â the Irresistible, Unchangeable, Destructive Isaiah 13:6; Joel 1:15. This term indicates on the one hand his judicial, punitive power, and points to his holiness; and on the other hand, his alterative, reconstructive power, and points to his providence. The complex name, therefore, describes God as the Holy Spirit, who works in the development of things, especially in the punishment and eradication of sin and its works, and in the regeneration and defense of holiness. It refers to potence, and potence combined with promise affords ground for faith.
Walk before me and be perfect. - In the institution of the covenant we had âfear notâ - an encouragement to the daunted or the doubting. In its confirmation we have a command, a rule of life, prescribed. This is in keeping with the circumstances of Abraham. For, first, he has now faith in the Lord, which is the fruit of the new man in him prevailing over the old, and is therefore competent to obey; and, next, the Lord in whom he believes is God Almighty, the all-efficient Spirit, who worketh both to will and to do in the destroying of sin and building up of holiness. âWalkâ - act in the most comprehensive sense of the term; âbefore me,â and not behind, as one conscious of doing what is, not displeasing, but pleasing to me; âand be perfect,â not sincere merely, unless in the primitive sense of duty, but complete, upright, holy, not only in walk, which is provided for in the previous clause, but in heart, the spring of action.
Genesis 17:2
My covenant - which I have already purposed and formally closed. âI will grant,â carry into effect, the provisions of it. âMultiply thee.â The seed is here identified with the head or parent seat of life. The seed now comes forward as the prominent benefit of the covenant.
Genesis 17:3-6
Abram fell on his face. - This is the lowliest form of reverence, in which the worshipper leans on his knees and elbows, and his forehead approaches the ground. Prostration is still customary in the East. Abram has attained to loftier notions of God. âGod talked with him.â Yahweh, El Shaddai, is here called God. The Supreme appears as the Author of existence, the Irresistible and Everlasting, in this stage of the covenant relation.
Genesis 17:4
As for me. - The one party to the covenant is here made prominent, as in Genesis 17:9 the other party is brought out with like emphasis. The exalted Being who has entered into it imparts a grandeur, solemnity, and excellence to the covenant. âFather of many nations.â The promise of seed is here expanded and particularized. A multitude of nations and kings are to trace their descent from Abram. This is true in a literal sense. The twelve tribes of Israel and many Arab tribes, the twelve princes of Ishmael, Keturahâs descendants, and the dukes of Edom sprang from him. But it is to be more magnificently realized in a spiritual sense. âNationsâ is a term usually applied, not to the chosen people, but to the other great branches of the human race. This points to the original promise, that in him should all the families of the earth be blessed. âAbraham.â The father of many nations is to be called by a new name, as he has come to have a new nature, and been elevated to a new dignity. The high father has become the father of the multitude of the faithful.
Genesis 17:7
Next, the spiritual part of the covenant comes into view. âTo be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.â Here we find God, in the progress of human development, for the third time laying the foundations of a covenant of grace with man. He dealt with Adam and with Noah, and now be deals with Abraham. âA perpetual covenant.â This covenant will not fail, since God has originated it, notwithstanding the moral instability of man. Though we cannot as yet see the possibility of fulfilling the condition on manâs side, yet we may be assured that what God purposes will somehow be accomplished. The seed of Abraham will eventually embrace the whole human family in fellowship with God.
Genesis 17:8
Thirdly, the temporal and the spiritual are brought together. The land of promise is made sure to the heir of promise, âfor a perpetual possession,â and God engages to âbe their God.â The phrase âperpetual possessionâ has here two elements of meaning - first, that the possession, in its coming form of a certain land, shall last as long as the co-existing relations of things are continued; and, secondly, that the said possession in all the variety of its ever grander phases will last absolutely forever. Each form will be perfectly adequate to each stage of a progressive humanity. But in all its forms and at every stage it will be their chief glory that God is their God.
Genesis 17:9-14
The sign of the covenant. âAnd thou.â The other party to the covenant now learns his obligation. âEvery male of you shall be circumcised.â Circumcision, as the rainbow, might have been in existence before it was adopted as the token of a covenant. The sign of the covenant with Noah was a purely natural phenomenon, and therefore entirely independent of man. That of the Abrahamic covenant was an artificial process, and therefore, though prescribed by God, was dependent on the voluntary agency of man. The former marked the sovereignty of God in ratifying the covenant and insuring its fulfillment, notwithstanding the mutability of man; the latter indicates the responsibility of man, the trust he places in the word of promise, and the assent he gives to the terms of the divine mercy. As the former covenant conveys a common natural blessing to all mankind and contemplates a common spiritual blessing, so the latter conveys a special spiritual blessing and contemplates its universal acceptance. The rainbow was the appropriate natural emblem of preservation from a flood; and the removal of the foreskin was the fit symbol of that removal of the old man and renewal of nature, which qualified Abraham to be the parent of a holy seed. And as the former sign foreshadows an incorruptible inheritance, so the latter prepares the way for a holy seed, by which the holiness and the heritage will at length be universally extended.
It is worthy of remark that in circumcision, after Abraham himself, the parent is the voluntary imponent, and the child merely the passive recipient of the sign of the covenant. Hereby is taught the lesson of parental responsibility and parental hope. This is the first formal step in a godly education, in which the parent acknowledges his obligation to perform all the rest. It is also, on the command of God, the formal admission of the believing parentsâ offspring into the privileges of the covenant, and therefore cheers the heart of the parent in entering upon the parental task. This admission cannot be reversed but by the deliberate rebellion of the child.
Still further, the sign of the covenant is to be applied to every male in the household of Abraham. This indicates that the servant or serf stands in the relation of a child to his master or owner, who is therefore accountable for the soul of his serf, as for that of his son. It points out the applicability of the covenant to others, as well as the children of Abraham, and therefore its capability of universal extension when the fulness of time should come. It also intimates the very plain but very often forgotten truth, that our obligation to obey God is not cancelled by our unwillingness. The serf is bound to have his child circumcised as long as God requires it, though he may be unwilling to comply with the divine commandments.
Genesis 17:12-14
The time of circumcision is the eighth day. Seven is the number of perfection. Seven days are therefore regarded as a type of perfectage and individuality. At this stage, accordingly, the sign of sanctification is made on the child, betokening the consecration of the heart to God, when its rational powers have come into noticeable activity. To be âcut off from his peopleâ is to be excluded from any part in the covenant, and treated simply as a Gentile or alien, some of whom seem to have dwelt among the Israelites. It was sometimes accompanied with the sentence of death Exodus 31:14; and this shows that it did not of itself imply such a doom. Excommunication, however, for the omission of circumcision, would be extremely rare, as no parent would intentionally neglect the sacred interest of his child. Yet the omission of this rite has not been unprecedented, as the children of Israel did not generally circumcise their children in the wilderness Joshua 5:5.
Genesis 17:15-22
Sarai is now formally taken into the covenant, as she is to be the mother of the promised seed. Her name is therefore changed to Sarah, âprincess.â Aptly is she so named, for she is to bear the child of promise, to become nations, and be the mother of kings. âAbraham fell upon his face and laughed.â From the reverential attitude assumed by Abraham we infer that his laughter sprang from joyful and grateful surprise. âSaid in his heart.â The following questions of wonder are not addressed to God; they merely agitate the breast of the astonished patriarch. Hence, his irrepressible smile arises not from any doubt of the fulfillment of the promise, but from surprise at the unexpected mode in which it is to be fulfilled. Laughing in Scripture expresses joy in the countenance, as dancing does in the whole body.
Genesis 17:18-20
Abraham seems up to this time to have regarded Ishmael as the promised seed. Hence, a feeling of anxiety instantly penetrates his breast. It finds utterance in the prayer, âOh that Ishmael might live before thee.â He asks âlifeâ for his beloved son - that is, a share in the divine favor; and that âbefore Godâ - that is, a life of holiness and communion with God. But God asseverates his purpose of giving him a son by Sarah. This son is to be called Isaac - he that laughs or he shall laugh, in reference to the various emotions of surprise and delight with which his parents regarded his birth. Abramâs prayer for Ishmael, however, is not unanswered. He is to be fruitful, beget twelve princes, and become a great nation. But Isaac is to be the heir of promise. At the present season next year he is to be born. The communication being completed, âGod wentâ up from Abram.
Genesis 17:23-27
In the self-same day. - In this passage we have the prompt and punctual fulfillment of the command concerning circumcision detailed with all the minuteness due to its importance. Ishmael was thirteen years of age when he was circumcised. Josephus relates that the Arabs accordingly delay circumcision until the thirteenth year (Ant. I. 12. 2).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Genesis 17:7. An everlasting covenant — ×ר×ת ×¢××× berith olam. Genesis 13:15. Here the word olam is taken in its own proper meaning, as the words immediately following prove - to be a God unto thee, and thy seed after thee; for as the soul is to endure for ever, so it shall eternally stand in need of the supporting power and energy of God; and as the reign of the Gospel dispensation shall be as long as sun and moon endure, and its consequences eternal, so must the covenant be on which these are founded.
