Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 17
Overview
Gen 17:1, God renews the covenant with Abram, and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing; Gen 17:9, Circumcision is instituted; Gen 17:15, Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed; Gen 17:17, Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed; Gen 17:23, Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.
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was: Gen 16:16
the Lord: Gen 12:1
Almighty: Gen 18:14, Gen 28:3, Gen 35:11; Exo 6:3; Num 11:23; Deu 10:17; Job 11:7; Psa 115:3; Jer 32:17; Dan 4:35; Mat 19:26; Eph 3:20; Phi 4:13; Heb 7:25
walk: Gen 5:22, Gen 5:24, Gen 6:9, Gen 48:15; Kg1 2:4, Kg1 3:6, Kg1 8:25; Kg2 20:3; Psa 116:9; Isa 38:3; Mic 6:8; Luk 1:6; Act 23:1, Act 24:16; Heb 12:28
perfect: or, upright, or sincere, Gen 6:9; Deu 18:13; Job 1:1; Mat 5:48
And I: Gen 17:4-6, Gen 9:9, Gen 15:18; Psa 105:8-11; Gal 3:17, Gal 3:18
multiply: Gen 12:2, Gen 13:16, Gen 22:17
Gen 17:17; Exo 3:6; Lev 9:23, Lev 9:24; Num 14:5, Num 16:22, Num 16:45; Jos 5:14; Jdg 13:20; Kg1 18:39; Eze 1:28, Eze 3:23, Eze 9:8; Dan 8:17, Dan 8:18, Dan 10:9; Mat 17:6; Rev 1:17
a father: Gen 12:2, Gen 13:16, Gen 16:10, Gen 22:17, 25:1-18, Gen 32:12, Gen 35:11, 36:1-43; Num. 1:1-54; Num. 26:1-65; Rom 4:11-18; Gal 3:28, Gal 3:29
many nations: Heb. multitude of nations
but thy name: Gen 17:15, Gen 32:28; Num 13:16; Sa2 12:25; Neh 9:7; Isa 62:2-4, Isa 65:15; Jer 20:3; Jer 23:6; Mat 1:21-23; Joh 1:42; Rev 2:17
Abraham: i.e. father of a great multitude
nations: Gen 17:4, Gen 17:20, Gen 35:11
kings: Gen 17:16, Gen 36:31-43; Ezr 4:20; Mat 1:6-17
And I: Gen 15:18, Gen 26:24; Exo 6:4; Psa 105:8-11; Mic 7:20; Luk 1:54, Luk 1:55, Luk 1:72-75; Rom 9:4, Rom 9:8, Rom 9:9; Gal 3:17; Eph 2:2
God: Gen 26:24, Gen 28:13; Exo 3:6, Exo 3:15; Lev 26:12; Psa 81:10; Eze 28:26; Mat 22:32; Heb 8:10, Heb 11:16
and to: Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Mar 10:14; Act 2:39; Rom 9:7-9
And I: Gen 12:7, Gen 13:15, Gen 13:17, Gen 15:7-21; Psa 105:9, Psa 105:11
wherein thou art a stranger: Heb. of thy sojournings, Gen 23:4, Gen 28:4
everlasting: Gen 48:4; Exo 21:6, Exo 31:16, Exo 31:17, Exo 40:15; Lev 16:34; Num 25:13; Deu 32:8; Sa2 23:5; Psa 103:17; Heb 9:15
their: Exo 6:7; Lev 26:12; Deu 4:37, Deu 14:2, Deu 26:18, Deu 29:13
Psa 25:10, Psa 103:18; Isa 56:4, Isa 56:5
Every: Gen 17:11, Gen 34:15; Exo 4:25, Exo 12:48; Deu 10:16, Deu 30:6; Jos 5:2, Jos 5:4; Jer 4:4, Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26; Act 7:8; Rom 2:28, Rom 2:29, Rom 3:1, Rom 3:25, Rom 3:28, Rom 3:30, Rom 4:9-11; Co1 7:18, Co1 7:19; Gal 3:28; Gal 5:3-6, Gal 6:12; Eph 2:11; Phi 3:3; Col 2:11, Col 2:12
the flesh: Exo 4:25; Jos 5:3; Sa1 18:25-27; Sa2 3:14
he that is eight days old: Heb. a son of eight days, Gen 21:4; Lev 12:3; Luk 1:59, Luk 2:21; Joh 7:22, Joh 7:23; Act 7:8; Rom 2:28; Phi 3:5
is born: Gen 17:23; Exo 12:48, Exo 12:49
born: Gen 14:14, Gen 15:3; Exo 12:44, Exo 21:4
bought: Gen 37:27, Gen 37:36, Gen 39:1; Exo 21:2, Exo 21:16; Neh 5:5, Neh 5:8; Mat 18:25
cut: Exo 4:24-26, Exo 12:15, Exo 12:19, Exo 30:33, Exo 30:38; Lev 7:20, Lev 7:21, Lev 7:25, Lev 7:27, Lev 18:29, Lev 19:8; Num 15:30, Num 15:31; Jos 5:2-12
broken: Psa 55:20; Isa 24:5, Isa 33:8; Jer 11:10, Jer 31:32; Co1 11:27, Co1 11:29
As: Gen 17:5, Gen 32:28; Sa2 12:25
Sarah: i.e. princess
And I: Gen 1:28, Gen 12:2, Gen 24:60; Rom 9:9
give: Gen 18:10-14
be a mother of nations: Heb. become nations, Gen 35:11; Gal 4:26-31; Pe1 3:6
fell: Gen 17:3; Lev 9:24; Num 14:5, Num 16:22, Num 16:45; Deu 9:18, Deu 9:25; Jos 5:14, Jos 7:6; Jdg 13:20; Ch1 21:16; Job 1:20; Eze 1:28; Dan 8:17; Mat 2:11; Rev 5:8, Rev 11:16
laughed: Gen 18:12, Gen 21:6; Joh 8:56; Rom 4:19, Rom 4:20
before: Gen 4:12, Gen 4:14; Psa 4:6, Psa 41:12; Isa 59:2
Sarah: Gen 17:21, Gen 18:10-14, Gen 21:2, Gen 21:3, Gen 21:6; Kg2 4:16, Kg2 4:17; Luk 1:13-20; Rom 9:6-9; Gal 4:28-31
Isaac: Yitzchak, which we change into Isaac, signifies laughter; in allusion to Abraham's laughing, Gen 17:17. By this Abraham did not express his unbelief or weakness of faith, but his joy at the prospect of the fulfilment of so glorious a promise; and to this our Lord evidently alludes, Joh 8:56.
I have blessed: Gen 16:10-12
twelve: Gen 25:12-18
my: Gen 21:10-12, Gen 26:2-5, Gen 46:1, Gen 48:15; Exo 2:24, Exo 3:6; Luk 1:55, Luk 1:72; Rom 9:5, Rom 9:6, Rom 9:9; Gal 3:29; Heb 11:9
at: Gen 18:10, Gen 21:2, Gen 21:3; Job 14:13; Act 1:7
Gen 17:3, Gen 18:33, Gen 35:9-15; Exo 20:22; Num 12:6-8; Deu 5:4; Jdg 6:21, Jdg 13:20; Joh 1:18, Joh 10:30
circumcised: Gen 17:10-14, Gen 17:26, Gen 17:27, Gen 18:19, Gen 34:24; Jos 5:2-9; Psa 119:60; Pro 27:1; Ecc 9:10; Act 16:3; Rom 2:25-29, Rom 4:9-12; Co1 7:18, Co1 7:19; Gal 5:6, Gal 6:15
Gen 17:1, Gen 17:17, Gen 12:4; Rom 4:11, Rom 4:19, Rom 4:20
Not only the Jews, but the Arabs, who are the descendants of Ishmael, retain the rite of circumcision to this day; and the latter perform it, as the other Mahometanus also do, at the age of thirteen.
Gen 12:4, Gen 22:3, Gen 22:4; Psa 119:60
circumcised: Gen 18:19