 | 1833 - 776 páginas
...the barrenness of Sarah, his seed should be countless as the stars, the sacred historian records, " he believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness " (Gen. xv. 6) : that is, his faith was accounted for righteousness. But the Christian believer is... | |
 | Edward Hawkins - 1833 - 234 páginas
...which his posterity should rival in number. Nor was all this gracious condescension in vain. Abram " believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness ' ." And yet, it appears, his soul required some further assurance : " Lord God," he said, " whereby... | |
 | R. Alan Streett - 284 páginas
...of the speedometer. If it is wrong we could be stopped for speeding. Reference Verse Gen. l5:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Dan. 6:23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out... | |
 | James Hastings - 2004 - 760 páginas
...for He has been already extolled in v.2** as the ally of Shem. The same phenomenon appears in 'And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness' (156). There are not a few instances of this rapid change of subjects (cf. Stilistik, p. 257 f.), seeing... | |
 | Raymond Barber - 2004 - 368 páginas
...But when God assured him that his heir (Isaac) would come out of his loins, the Scripture says, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Gen. 15:6). What faith, what stamina, what courage Abraham displayed at this very trying time in his... | |
 | Terry Dean - 2004 - 258 páginas
...and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this... | |
 | Gary K. Kirschbaum - 2004 - 114 páginas
...and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness," The first thing the Lord said to him is "Abraham Fear Not, I am your shield and your exceeding great... | |
 | John Talbot - 2005 - 48 páginas
...unconditionally. I believe God and it is accounted to me as righteousness (Gen 15:6; Rom 4:22-25): And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. - Gen 15:6 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake... | |
 | C. E. B. Cranfield - 1975 - 484 páginas
...who is represented as speaking] merits' that I should divide the sea for them, as it is written: "And he believed in the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness"'. Subsequently this understanding of the verse was generally accepted in Rabbinic Judaism. Typical is... | |
 | John Phillips - 2004 - 232 páginas
...Lord showed him the stars of heaven. "So shall thy seed be," He said, pointing him to the sky. "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Gen. 15:6). It was when he put his faith and his trust in what God had to say about the coming "Seed"... | |
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And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 
