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The Promise is Relational
Commentators emphasize that God's promise was twofold: the land of Canaan and, more importantly, the relationship expressed in 'I will be their God.' The physical land was the stage for God's redemptive plan, but the ultimate blessing and 'chief glory' of the covenant was the personal relationship with God Himself.
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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
John Gill
On Genesis 17:8
17th Century
Pastor
And I will give to you, and to your seed after you
To him in right, and to them in possession, and for an inheritanc…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 17:7–14
17th Century
Minister
The covenant of grace is from everlasting in its eternal plan, and to everlasting in its consequences. The token of the covenant was circumcision. …