 | John Smith - 1812 - 286 pages
...mentions the obedience of Abraham, in offering up Isaac, as a reason, why he would fulfil the promises. " By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD ; for because...son, thine only son ; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 462 pages
...it cannot, but more) fully set down in ch. xxii. 16, &c. " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, BECAUSE thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld...son, thine only son : that in blessing I will bless thee, — and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ;" (that is, the Messiah shall... | |
 | John Murray - 1812 - 426 pages
...earth shall be blessed in him.' And in the 22d chapter, verses 17, 18, 'In blessing t will bless thee, in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and the sand upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in thy seed shall... | |
 | John Murray - 1813 - 440 pages
...families of the earth be blessed." What was the mercy sworn unto Abraham ? Genesis xxii. 16—18, " By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because...son, thine only son : that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven : and as the sand which... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1813 - 432 pages
...devote his son at God's command. This is, according to St, Paul, the sense of those mysterious words ; " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because...withheld thy son, thine only son : that in blessing T will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven, a»d as... | |
 | Joanna Southcott - 1813 - 626 pages
...to prevent him. See the promise." Genesis, xxii. 16 —18. " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld...son, thine only son ; that in blessing, I will bless thee— and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed : because thou hast obeyed my... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - 682 pages
...me. Verse 14. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh. Verse 15. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, and said, By wyself have I sworn, saith tlie Lord, that in blessing I will bleu thee, because thou hast obeyed my... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1814 - 486 pages
...obedience by the second voice must here be produced from verse 15, 16, 17, 18. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second...thing, and hast not with-held thy son, thine only son from me, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the... | |
 | Joseph Sutcliffe - 1814 - 206 pages
...xxii. 16, 18. " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, aad hast not withheld thy son, thine only son ; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is... | |
 | 1815 - 748 pages
...it shall be seen. lo And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD,...this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only *OM : 17 That in blessing I will bless thec1, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars... | |
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And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee... 
