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Genesis 12:1-20 (KJV)
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SRB = Scofield References
JFB = Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary
JFB = Introduction
AC = Adam Clarke Comentary
AC = Chronology by Adam Clarke
OU = OUtline of Genesis
COG = Comprehensive Outline of Genesis
Chapter 12
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Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:• SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COG
Now the Lord
The Fourth Dispensation: Promise. For Abraham, and his descendants it is evident that the Abrahamic Covenant (See Scofield "Genesis 15:18") made a great change. They became distinctively the heirs of promise. That covenant is wholly gracious and unconditional. The descendants of Abraham had but to abide in their own land to inherit every blessing. In Egypt they lost their blessings, but not their covenant. The Dispensation of Promise ended when Israel rashly accepted the law Exodus 19:8. Grace had prepared a deliverer (Moses), provided a sacrifice for the guilty, and by divine power brought them out of bondage Exodus 19:4 but at Sinai they exchanged grace for law. The Dispensation of Promise extends from Genesis 12:1 to Exodus 19:8, and was exclusively Israelitish. The dispensation must be distinguished from the covenant. The former is a mode of testing; the latter is everlasting because unconditional. The law did not abrogate the Abrahamic Covenant Galatians 3:15-18 but was an intermediate disciplinary dealing "till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made" ; Galatians 3:19-29; 4:1-7. Only the dispensation, as a testing of Israel, ended at the giving of the law.
See, for the other six dispensations: (See Scofield "Genesis 8:21") .
INNOCENCE (Genesis 1:28) CONSCIENCE (Genesis 3:23) HUMAN GOVERNMENT (Genesis 8:21) LAW (Exodus 19:8) GRACE (John 1:17) KINGDOM (Ephesians 1:10)
Genesis 12:2 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:• SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COG
And
For analysis and summary of the Abrahamic Covenant, (See Scofield "Genesis 15:18") .
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.• SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COG
appeared
The theophanies. Genesis 17:1; 12:7; Revelation 1:10.
Genesis 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.• SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COG
Beth-el
One of the sacred places of Canaan, meaning, house of God Genesis 28:1-22, (See Scofield "Genesis 35:7") .
It is characteristic of all apostasy that Jeroboam chose this sacred place in which to erect an idol 1 Kings 12:28,32. (Cf) 1 Kings 13:1-5 and of divine judgment upon apostasy that God should decree the destruction of Bethel, despite its sacred memories ; 1 Kings 13:1-5; 2 Kings 23:15-17; Amos 3:14,15.
God never hesitates to cast aside that which no longer serves His purpose Revelation 2:5; 3:16.
Genesis 12:10 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.20_1; • SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COG
famine
A famine was often a disciplinary testing of God's people in the land. (Cf) Genesis 26:1; 42:5; Ruth 1:1; 2 Samuel 24:13; Psalms 105:16.
The resort to Egypt (the world) is typical of the tendency to substitute for lost spiritual power the fleshly resources of the world, instead of seeking, through confession and amendment, the restoration of God's presence and favour.
Genesis 12:1, Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get the out
Dispensation of Promise
The Fourth Dispensation:
For Abraham and his descendants it is evident that the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15:18) made a great change. They became distinctively the heirs of promise. That covenant is wholly gracious and unconditional. The descendants of Abraham had but to abide in their own land to inherit every blessing. In Egypt they lost their blessings, but not their covenant. The Dispensation of Promise ended when Israel rashly accepted the law (Exodus 19:8). Grace had prepared a deliverer (Moses), provided a sacrifice for the guilty, and by divine power brought them out of bondage (Exodus 19.4); but at Sinai they exchanged grace for law. The Dispensation of Promise extends from Genesis 12:l to Exodus 19:8, and was exclusively Israelitish. The dispensation must be distinguished from the covenant. The former is a mode of testing; the latter is everlasting because unconditional. The law did not abrogate the Abrahamic Covenant (Galatians 3:15-18), but was an intermediate disciplinary dealing "till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made" (Galatians 3:19-29; 4:1-7). Only the dis- pensation, as a testing of Israel, ended at the giving of the law.
20_2; • SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COGGenesis 12:2, And I will make of thee a great nation
Abrahamic Covenant
For analysis and summary of the Abrahamic Covenant, see Genesis 15:18; Ref. Note Page 24_3.
20_b; • SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COGGenesis 12:1, Get thee out of thy country
Separation.
Genesis 13:7-11; Cf. Gateway: Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 13:7-11.
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Genesis 12:2, I will make of the a great nation
Origin of Israel.
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OU COGGenesis 12:3, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed
Christ First Advent
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Genesis 12:3b, in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed
Gospel
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Genesis 12:5, and they went forth
Faith
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Genesis 12:7, the LORD appeared unto Abram
The theophanies.
[Dict: theophanies. theophany >n. (pl. -ies) a visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god. -ORIGIN OE, via eccles. L. from Gk theophaneia, from theos 'god' + phainein 'to show'.]
(Genesis 12:7; Revelation 1:10.)
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Genesis 12:7, therer builded and altar unto the LORD
Typical Sacrifice.
Cf. Genesis 13:18; Genesis 12:;7, 8.
(Ref. Genesis 13:18; Genesis 4:4; Hebrews 10:18.)
21_b; • SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COGGenesis 12:10, there was a famine in the land
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Genesis 12:11, he said unto Sarah his wife, Behold
Cf. Genesis 20:1-18; Genesis 26:6-11.
(Ref. Genesis 20:1-18; Genesis 26:6-11.)
21_d; • SRB Top â € ¢ AC JFB OU COGGenesis 12:17, the LORD plagued Pharaoh
Old Testament Miracles
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Genesis 12:8, a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent
House Of God
One of the sacred places of Canaan, meaning, house of God (Ref. Genesis 28:l-22; Genesis 35:1-7; Cf. Gateway: Genesis 28:l-22; Genesis 35:1-7; See Genesis 35:7; Ref. Note Page 51_1; 35:14; Ref. Note Page 51_2.
It is characteristic of all apostasy that Jeroboam chose this sacred place in which to erect an idol (1 Kings 12:28, 32. Cf. 1 Kings 13:1-5); and of divine judgment upon apostasy that God should decree the destruction of Bethel, despite its sacred memories (Ref. Amos 3:14, 15; Cf. Gateway: 1 Kings 13:1-5; 2 Kings 23:15-17; Amos 3:14, 15).
God never hesitates to cast aside that which no longer serves His purpose (Ref. Revelation 2:5; Revelation 3:16; Cf. Gateway: Revelation 2:5; Revelation 3:16).
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Genesis 12:10, a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt
Famine As Discipline
Cf. Gateway: Genesis 26:1; Genesis 42:5; Ruth 1:1; 2 Samuel 24:13; Psalm 105:16.)
A famine was often a disciplinary testing of God's people in the land. (Ref. Genesis 26:1; Genesis 42:5; Psalm 105:16;
The resort to Egypt (the world) is typical of the tendency to substitute for lost spiritual power the fleshly resources of the world, instead of seeking, through confession and amendment, the restoration of God's presence and favour.
• Key
SRB = Scofield References
JFB = Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary
JFB = Introduction
AC = Adam Clarke Comentary
AC = Chronology by Adam Clarke
OU = OUtline of Genesis
COG = Comprehensive Outline of Genesis
Additional Resources
Copyright Statement
These files are considered public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available in the Online Bible Software Library.Bibliography Information
Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Genesis 12". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". <http://www.studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=ge&chapter=012>. 1917.
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