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A Gift, Not a Deal
Scholars highlight that the Hebrew word for "make" in this verse is more accurately translated as "give" or "place." Unlike the covenant in Genesis 15 which was "cut" like a formal treaty, this wording emphasizes that the covenant is a sovereign act of God's grace. It is not a negotiation between equals, but a gift graciously bestowed by God.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 17:1–27
18th Century
Theologian
שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 17:2
19th Century
Bishop
I will make my covenant. —In Genesis 15:18 the Hebrew word for “make” is cut, and refers to the severing of the …
John Calvin
On Genesis 17:2
16th Century
Theologian
And I will make my covenant He now begins more fully and abundantly to explain what he had alluded to briefly before. We have said that th…
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John Gill
On Genesis 17:2
17th Century
Pastor
And I will make my covenant between me and you The covenant of circumcision, so called from the token of it, which God is…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 17:1–6
17th Century
Minister
The covenant was to be accomplished in due time. The promised Seed was Christ, and Christians in him. And all who are of faith are blessed with fai…