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More Than a Dream
Scholars explain that Abram's 'deep sleep' was not ordinary rest but a divinely induced trance or ecstasy. God used this state to remove Abram from his physical senses, preparing him to receive a profound spiritual revelation directly from the Creator. This was a supernatural encounter, not just a nightmare.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 15:1–21
18th Century
Theologian
- דבר dābār — “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing.
- אדני 'ǎdonāy — “Adonai, the…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 15:12
19th Century
Bishop
When the sun was going down. —The time described was the evening following the night on which he had received the assuran…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 15:12
19th Century
Preacher
He had asked for a manifestation, a sign, a token, and, see, it comes in the horror of great darkness. Do not be afraid, beloved, if your …
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John Calvin
On Genesis 15:12
16th Century
Theologian
A deep sleep fell upon Abram. The vision is now mingled with a dream. Thus, the Lord here joins those two kinds of communication together,…
John Gill
On Genesis 15:12
17th Century
Pastor
And when the sun was going down
Just setting, descending below the hemisphere; or "about to enter" F13 in…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 15:12–16
17th Century
Minister
A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk i…