"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"
The name is in the sense God warned Moses,"Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him."(Exod.23.21). Abraham is called out and his name is not his own but what God shall give him, at the end, in other words he had to prove himself. He was framed by his word so the angel who led him served hiis envelope. He was the angel of the Lord, bearing 'my name'. Phi.2.8 sets a context for Abraham. "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
The Spirit repeats the blessing on behalf of his Son.
"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
All families are included.
vv.9-10 "And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south./ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land."
"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"
The name is in the sense God warned Moses,"Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him."(Exod.23.21). Abraham is called out and his name is not his own but what God shall give him, at the end, in other words he had to prove himself. He was framed by his word so the angel who led him served hiis envelope. He was the angel of the Lord, bearing 'my name'. Phi.2.8 sets a context for Abraham. "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
The Spirit repeats the blessing on behalf of his Son.
"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
All families are included.
vv.9-10 "And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south./ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land."
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