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acceptance of it, as of Gideon's (Jdg 6:21), Manoah's (Jdg 13:19,20), and Solomon's, 2Ch 7:1. So it intimates,
(1.) That God's covenants with man are made by sacrifice (Ps 50:5), by Christ, the great sacrifice: no agreement without atonement.
(2.) God's acceptance of our spiritual sacrifices is a token for good and an earnest of further favours. See Jdg 13:23. And by this we may know that he accepts our sacrifices if he kindle in our souls a holy fire of pious and devout affections in them.
18 In that same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,
unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
The covenant repeated and explained: In that same day, that day never to be forgotten, the Lord made a covenant with Abram, that is, gave a promise to Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, Ge 15:18. Here is,
1. A rehearsal of the grant. He had said before, To thy seed will I give this land, Ge 12:7, Ge 13:15. But here he says, I have given it; that is,
(1.) I have given the promise of it, the charter is sealed and delivered, and cannot be disannulled. Note, God's promises are God's gifts, and are so to be accounted.
(2.) The possession is as sure, in due time, as if it were now actually delivered to them. What God has promised is as sure as if it were already done; hence, it is said, He that believes hath everlasting life (Joh 3:36), for he shall as surely go to heaven as if he were there already.
2. A recital of the particulars granted, such as is usual in the grants of lands. He specifies the boundaries of the land intended hereby to be granted, Ge 15:18. And then, for the greater certainty, as is usual in such cases, he mentions in whose tenure