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The Promise Meets Reality
Commentators like Calvin and Spurgeon emphasize that Abram's arrival was an immediate test of faith. God promised him a land, but he found it occupied by powerful and hostile nations. This shows that God's promises often don't materialize instantly or easily, requiring believers to live by faith while waiting for God's timing and power to be revealed.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 12:1–9
18th Century
Theologian
שׁכם (shekem) Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where a to…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 12:6
19th Century
Bishop
The place of Sichern. —Hebrew, Shechem. This word signifies “shoulder,” and was the name of the ridge uniting Mounts Ebal…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 12:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
Fierce and powerful nations possessed the country; it did not seem a very likely place to be the inheritance of a peace-loving man like Abraham. Go…
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John Calvin
On Genesis 12:6
16th Century
Theologian
And Abram passed through the land. Here Moses shows that Abram did not immediately, upon entering the land, find a dwelling in which he mi…
John Gill
On Genesis 12:6
17th Century
Pastor
And Abram passed through the land
Entering the northern part of it, as appears by his going southward, ([Reference G…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 12:6–9
17th Century
Minister
Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbors. He journeyed, continuing onward. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be u…