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After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don`t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
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God's Timely 'Fear Not'
Commentators explain that this vision came right after Abram's military victory. While successful, he now faced new fears: retaliation from the defeated kings and suspicion from his neighbors. God's command to "Fear not" was not a generic platitude but a direct and personal reassurance addressing Abram's specific, legitimate anxieties, showing God's intimate awareness of our circumstances.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
After these things. — After the war with Chedorlaomer.
The word of the Lord came to Abram. (Hebre…
Baptist
Perhaps he did not doubt the promise, but he wanted to have it explained to him. He may have wondered if it meant that one born in his house, thoug…
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16th Century
Protestant
The word of the Lord came. When Abram’s affairs were prosperous and were proceeding according to his wish, this vision might seem to be su…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
After these things The battle of the kings, the captivity of Lot, the rescue of him and his goods, and of those of S…
God assured Abram of safety and happiness: that he would forever be safe. I am thy shield; or, I am a shield to you, present with you, act…
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