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The Call Of Abraham

Gen. XIII. “This chapter gives an account of the return of Abram from Egypt to the land of Canaan, and to the same place in it he had been before, verses 1-4; and of a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot, and the occasion of it, verses 5, 6, 7; which was composed by the prudent proposal of Abram, verses 8, 9; upon which they parted; Abram continued in Canaan, and Lot chose the plain of Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom, a place infamous for wickedness, verses 10- 13; after which the Lord renewed to Abram the grant of the land of Canaan, to him and his seed. Verses 14-17; and then he removed to the plain of Mamre in Hebron, and there set up the worship of God.”

Gen. XIII. 14. And the Lord said unto Abram. after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Gen. XIII. 15. For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever.

“Not only so much of it as his eye could reach, but all of it, as far as it went, and which way soever he looked; and this he gave him to sojourn in now where he pleased. and for his posterity to dwell in hereafter; he gave him the title new, and to them the possession of it for future times: and to thy seed forever: the meaning is, that he gave it to his posterity, to be enjoyed by them until the Messiah came, when a new world would begin; and which Abram in person shall enjoy, with all his spiritual seed, after the resurrection, when that part of the earth will be renewed, as well as the rest; and when particularly Christ will make his appearance and residence, Matt. XXII. 32. This may be typical of the heavenly Canaan given to Abram and all his spiritual seed, and which shall be enjoyed by them forevermore.”

Gen. XIII. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

“An hyperbolical expression, denoting the great multitude of Abram’s posterity, as they were in the days of Solomon, and as they will be in the latter day; especially as this may respect all the spiritual seed of Abram, Jews and Gentiles, as they will be in the spiritual reign of Christ, Hos. 1.10, 11; so if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy, seed be numbered. Numb. XXIII. 10.”

Gen. XIII. 17 Arise, walk through the land, in the length of it, and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Gen. XIII. 18. Then Abram removed his tent, and came, and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
To Be Continued