1 AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

1And when Abram was ninetie yeres old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.

2And I wil make my couenant betweene me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

3And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

4As for me, behold, my couenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.

6And I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and I will make nations of thee, and Kings shall come out of thee.

7And I will establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee, in their generations for an euerlasting couenant, to bee a God vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

8And I will giue vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.

9 And God said vnto Abraham, Thou shalt keepe my couenant therefore, thou, and thy seede after thee, in their generations.

10This is my couenant, which yee shall keepe betweene me and you, and thy seed after thee: euery man child among you shall be circumcised.

11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskinne; and it shal be a token of the couenant betwixt me and you.

12And he that is eight dayes olde, shalbe circumcised among you, euery man child in your generations, he that is borne in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

13He that is borne in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my couenant shall be in your flesh, for an euerlasting couenant.

14And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.

15 And God said vnto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

16And I will blesse her, and giue thee a sonne also of her: yea I wil blesse her, and she shalbe a mother of nations; Kings of people shall be of her.

17Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be borne vnto him that is an hundred yeeres old? and shal Sarah that is ninetie yeeres old, beare?

18And Abraham said vnto God, O that Ishmael might liue before thee.

19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall beare thee a sonne in deede, and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my couenant with him, for an euerlasting couenant, and with his seed after him.

20And as for Ishmael, I haue heard thee: behold, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

21But my couenant wil I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, at this set time, in the next yeere.

22And he left off talking with him, and God went vp from Abraham.

23 And Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne, and all that were borne in his house, and all that were bought with his money, euery male, among the men of Abrahams house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskinne, in the selfesame day, as God had said vnto him.

24And Abraham was ninety yeeres old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskinne.

25And Ishmael his sonne was thirteene yeeres old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskinne.

26In the selfe same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his sonne.

27And all the men of his house, borne in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

I == Gen 12:2 ; 13:16 ; 22:17

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Rom 4:11-12 , 16

V == Neh 9:7 ; Rom 4:17

 

 

VI == Gen 17:16 ; 35:11 ; Matt 1:6

VII == Gen 26:24 ; 28:13 ; Heb 11:16 ; Rom 9:8 ; Gal 3:16-17 ; LK 1:55, 72 , 73 ;

 

VIII == Gen 12:7 ; 13:15 ; 23:4 ; 28:4 ; Ex 6:7 ; Lev 26:12 ; Deut 4:37 ; 14:2 26:18 ; 29:13 ; Ps 105:9 , 11 ; Acts 7:5

 

X == Acts 7:8

 

 

XI == Acts 7:8 ; Rom 4:11

 

XII == Lev 12:3 ; Luke 1:59 ; 2:21 ; John 7:22 ; Phil 3:5

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Ex 4:24

 

 

 

 

XVI == Gen 18:10 ; 35:11 ; Gal 4:31 ; 1st Peter 3:6

 

 

XVII == Gen 18:12 ; 21:6 ; Rom 4:19 '

 

 

 

XIX == Gen 18:10 ; 21:2 ; Gal 4:28 ; Heb 13:2

 

XX == Gen 16:10 ; 21:18 ; 25:12 , 16

 

 

XXI == Gen 21:2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXVII == Gen 18:19

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said: "I am God the Almighty. Walk in my presence and be blameless.

2 Between you and me I will establish my covenant, and I will multiply you exceedingly."

3 When Abram prostrated himself, God continued to speak to him:

4 "My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.

5 No longer shall you be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a host of nations.

6 I will render you exceedingly fertile; I will make nations of you; kings shall stem from you.

7 I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

8 I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are now staying, the whole land of Canaan, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God."

9 God also said to Abraham: "On your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages.

10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you that you must keep: every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 Circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall be the mark of the covenant between you and me.

12 Throughout the ages, every male among you, when he is eight days old, shall be circumcised, including houseborn slaves and those acquired with money from any foreigner who is not of your blood.

13 Yes, both the houseborn slaves and those acquired with money must be circumcised. Thus my covenant shall be in your flesh as an everlasting pact.

14 If a male is uncircumcised, that is, if the flesh of his foreskin has not been cut away, such a one shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant."

15 God further said to Abraham: "As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai; her name shall be Sarah.

16 I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. Him also will I bless; he shall give rise to nations, and rulers of peoples shall issue from him."

17 Abraham prostrated himself and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Or can Sarah give birth at ninety?"

18 Then Abraham said to God, "Let but Ishmael live on by your favor!"

19 God replied: "Nevertheless, your wife Sarah is to bear you a son, and you shall call him Isaac. I will maintain my covenant with him as an everlasting pact, to be his God and the God of his descendants after him.

20 As for Ishmael, I am heeding you: I hereby bless him. I will make him fertile and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve chieftains, and I will make of him a great nation.

21 But my covenant I will maintain with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you by this time next year."

22 When he had finished speaking with him, God departed from Abraham.

23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all his slaves, whether born in his house or acquired with his money - every male among the members of Abraham's household - and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins on that same day, as God had told him to do.

24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised,

25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.

26 Thus, on that same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised;

27 and all the male members of his household, including the slaves born in his house or acquired with his money from foreigners, were circumcised with him.

v 1. After taking matters in his own hands, Abram had to wait another 14 years for an (incarnate) appearance from God. Now God reveals Himself as “El Shaddai” or Almighty God. To walk in the sun is to walk in it’s light and heat. To walk before God is to walk in awareness of His might and words. Abram is not merely to walk in imputed righteousness, but to be perfect, (We know from later events that he wasn’t perfect) not sinless perfection, but whole hearted obedience.

v 2. The previous unconditional covenant of 13:14-16 was confirmed in 15:4,5, and is here again repeated and confirmed. In a few verses God will add to it, or make a new one, which requires responsibility on the part of Abram.

v 3. After the spiritual slip he had in Egypt, Abram is now ready to go on to maturity and falls on his face, in adoration and worship, recognizing his own unworthiness.

v 4,5. Abram means exalted father, indicating he was from a royal line and had perhaps given up more than we realize to leave Ur. His new name, Abraham means father of a multitude, see v 16, further confirming God’s promise. We might reflect on what God will see in our lives when He give us a new name in glory, Rev. 2:17. Abram: in the Hebrew, signifies a high father: but Abraham, the father of the multitude; Sarai signifies my Lady, but Sara absolutely Lady.

v 6-8. This emphasizes that the covenant is not just with Abraham, but with his seed, the Jews. The material oath is with Jews, but everlasting refers to eternal and spiritual things hereafter. This is the line of kings, including Christ. All believers are the spiritual seed of Abraham, Gal. 3:29.

v 9-14. The sign of God’s covenant with Noah, the rainbow, was unconditional. The sign of His covenant with Abraham, circumcision, is conditional, involving man’s choice. A baby was not cut off from the congregation if he was not circumcised on the eighth day, but it became his responsibility later. This was practiced in many places outside of the promised land as a part of religion or tribal identity, but the Lord places spiritual significance with it. It did not make them believers but was an expression of their belief, just as baptism does not save us, but expresses outwardly that we have believed on Christ inwardly. (A portion of the organ that often leads men to sin is removed as a symbol of cutting off all the impurities of life to honor God. It involves separation at the very source of life.)

v 15,16. In this chapter we learn a new name for God, Abram, and now Sarai. According to Strong’s, Sarai means Princess, perhaps another indication of the background she left in Ur. Sarah means Noble Lady or Queen, which fits her as a mother of nations as well as her relationship to believers as mentioned in Gal. 4:26; compare Abraham’s, Gal. 3:29. This is the first direct promise that she will have a son.

v 17,18. Abraham’s initial response is not a laughter of joy, as some infer from Rom. 4:17-21. He laughs inside because of the ridiculousness having a son due to their age factors. Further proof is in his request for the promise to be fulfilled in Ishmael, not that he is trying to keep his beloved son Ishmael from being overlooked by God. Rom. 4:17-21 does not refute this, but expresses his next and lasting reaction.

v 19. God reassures Abraham by also naming the name of the son of promise, and confirming that the covenant will be with him and his descendants.

v 20-22. Before the pre incarnate Christ left, He made a great promise concerning Ishmael, but the covenant would be with Isaac, who would be born within the year. Isaac means laughter, see v 17 and 18:12-15. Undoubtedly he also gave them joy.

v 23-27. Abraham lost no time in performing his part of the covenant by doing all the circumcisions that very day.