seekeroftruth
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Genesis 15:4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[d] be.”
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
d. Genesis 15:5 Or seed
I got this from the easy English commentary.
God promised that Abram would have his own child, grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and so on.
Abram was not perfect, but he believed God. So God judged him as not sinful. We should believe that Jesus died for us. Then God will judge us as not sinful (Romans chapter 4).
This is a very important verse. We cannot please God because of our own efforts. We can only please God if we trust him. Paul repeats this verse in Galatians 3:6. And Hebrews 11:8-9 explains how Abram trusted God.
Abram was not perfect, but he believed God. So God judged him as not sinful. We should believe that Jesus died for us. Then God will judge us as not sinful (Romans chapter 4).
This is a very important verse. We cannot please God because of our own efforts. We can only please God if we trust him. Paul repeats this verse in Galatians 3:6. And Hebrews 11:8-9 explains how Abram trusted God.
My only hope is that God will judge me "not sinful" even though He knows I sin every day even though I don't want to or mean to.
The blueletterbible.org site offers this too.
God often states a promise with such certainty, we believe it will be fulfilled right away, but the fulfillment of this promise was still 15 years away.
No wonder the writer to the Hebrews says: And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Hebrews 6:11-12)
No wonder the writer to the Hebrews says: And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Hebrews 6:11-12)
Sometimes I think that this "right now" mentality is a new thing. I know Abram didn't have fast food chains or credit cards, but the mentality of "give it to me right now" appears to be a human trait. That "right now" mentality is a direct result of our 24 hour day and God's eternal day! God doesn't think of time as finite as we do. Humans have a hard time with the concept of eternal. God's going to be around forever so what's 15 years to Him?
